2022 Kei Shiogai Cuvée Dame Gantzer Vin de France

This is an ultra-rare, highly coveted artisanal micro-cuvée: the Kei Shiogai Cuvée Dame Gantzer 2022, finished with an eye-catching yellow wax capsule. Founded by Japanese micro-négociant and vigneron Kei Shiogai—who honed his craft alongside top Burgundy masters—this cuvée represents a meticulous, low-intervention, parcel-driven project sourced from Alsace and vinified with Burgundian precision in Beaune. Sourced from organically farmed old vines, this limited release shows extraordinary aromatic purity, opening with a refined bouquet of yellow orchard apples, ripe white peach, lemon blossom, and subtle white tea, complemented by fine lees complexity, crushed rock minerality, and delicate spice. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, remarkably pure, and vibrant, combining a silky, textured mid-palate with a chiseled spine of crystalline acidity that carries into a long, dry, and distinctly saline mineral finish.

Highlights

• Vintage: 2022

• Region/Appellation: Vin de France (Alsace terroir, vinified in Côte-d'Or, Burgundy, France)

• Producer: Kei Shiogai

• Grape: Auxerrois / Pinot Blanc (Alsatian white grape varieties)

• Style: Ultra-Artisanal, Low-Intervention, Pure, Textured, and Mineral-Driven Cult White Wine

• Perfect for (food pairing): Pan-seared sea scallops with citrus butter, steam-cooked coral trout with ginger and shallots, butter-poached lobster tails, delicate sashimi, or grilled king prawns. Its crystalline acidity, pure orchard fruit core, and subtle savory lees texture also make it a wonderful companion for a luxury service of sturgeon caviar served on warm blinis, roasted organic poultry, or delicate soft artisanal cheeses.