Kinsen Plum Wine 1.5L (1.5L)

Kinsen Plum Wine 1.5L is the large-format bottle of Kinsen Plum Wine, a sweet Japanese-style plum wine, or umeshu, produced in the United States. It is twice the size of the standard bottle and is the format restaurants pour by the glass. Umeshu is traditionally made by steeping green ume plums with sugar in shochu or sake; Kinsen brings that tradition to the American table in a grape-wine base infused with plum and sweetened to the classic umeshu level. The aroma shows ripe apricot, plum preserves and honey, with a touch of marzipan and a floral note. The palate is sweet and smooth, with concentrated stone fruit, honey and enough tartness to keep it refreshing, plus a subtle almond bitterness from the ume pit. The finish is medium length, sweet and fruity, with lingering apricot and a light almond note.