A Japanese Pinot Blanc

We tried this Pinot Blanc from Kyoto at a wine dinner in December 2009. I had seen these bottles at a Japanese Department Store here in Hong Kong and I thought I'd give it a try. The Tamba winery was founded in 1979 and grows some 30+ varieties of grapes in order to make a wine specifically to complement Kyoto cuisine. The winery became the first to receive the Croisade Award, after which their flagship series of wine (from which the above bottle was derived) was named. What of this wine? A limpid lemon yellow, it had a slightly sweet fruity nose, which extends to the palate, ending in an acid sweet finish. The wine was presented in a PWC dinner and my fellow diners were quite taken with it.