IZUMIBASHI Ao Tonbo Foundations

Nose : fine, unctuous. Very delicate, the aromatic palette is initially mentholated and aniseed. This is followed by lemony, floral fragrances (lily of the valley). Increasingly lactic (rice pudding) and juicy (white grape), it continues with scents of zucchini blossom and fresh walnut.

Appearance : or vif.

Palate : Round and tasty. Fruity (golden apple, pear), the palette is also mentholated, praline-flavored and tenderly spicy (candied ginger). Verdant (grass, cut hay), it poetically recreates the bucolic landscape of a rice paddy.

Overall : long, full-bodied. Inviting us to bite into a bunch of perfectly ripened white grapes, the tasting becomes ever fresher. Suddenly, an uninterrupted stream of rice grains spreads around the palate. Overflowing with naturalness, the retro olfaction is dominated by rice pilaf flavors.