WA SUD
Kohki Iwata
Kohki Iwata decided to leave Osaka and start the life of a vigneron in France in 2008.
Upon his arrival in France, he completed a few internships with renowned winegrowers such as Olivier Cousin in Loire Valley or Jean Foillard in Beaujolais, before working for four years at the Augé cellars in Paris. Finally, in 2015, he worked at the Domaine des Soulié (Saint Chinian). This estate has the particularity of being organically grown since 1960 and over a large area: 27 ha.
In 2016 he decided to settle down and vinify his wines himself, buying the grapes at Domaine des Soulié. Helped by a Japanese company to get started, Wa Sud was created in 2017.
For Pino'c cuvée: after a manual harvest, the grapes, which are 100% destemmed in the cellar, ferments two weeks in vats with a few pumping over and no punching down, to not extract too many tannins. The pressing is slow and gentle to preserve the fruit.
The vinified wines are without inputs; it is pure juice. The production is low (around 5,000 bottles) and, the quality is there.
Kohki Iwata decided to leave Osaka and start the life of a vigneron in France in 2008.
Upon his arrival in France, he completed a few internships with renowned winegrowers such as Olivier Cousin in Loire Valley or Jean Foillard in Beaujolais, before working for 4 years at the Augé cellars in Paris. Finally, in 2015, he worked at the Domaine des Soulié (Saint Chinian). An estate which has the particularity of being organically grown since 1960 and over a large area: 27 ha.
In 2016 he decided to settle down and vinify his wines himself, buying the grapes at Domaine des Soulié. Helped by a Japanese company to be able to get started, Wa Sud was created in 2017.
For Pino'c cuvée: after a manual harvest, the grapes, which are 100% destemmed in the cellar, ferments two weeks in vats with a few pumping over and no punching down, to not extract too many tannins. The pressing is slow and gentle to preserve the fruit.
The vinified wines are without inputs, it is pure juice. The production is low (around 5,000 bottles) and, the quality is really there.
REGION OF PRODUCTION
Languedoc Roussillon - France
APPELLATION
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FOUNDED
2017
VINEYARD
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CLIMATE
Mediterranean climate
SOIL COMPOSITION
Clay-Limestone soil
VARIETIES GROWN
Pinot Noir, Syrah
AGRICULTURE
Organic (AB & Ecocert)