The pursuit of a Sake ready for a dialogue with the world while proudly rooted in Japan.

IWA 5 is the creation of Richard Geoffroy a renowned winemaker who gained fame as the Chef de Cave  at Dom Pérignon.

Richard Geoffroy’s pursuit of beauty propelled him to the highest reaches of his profession. Born in the heart of Champagne country, he became the fifth chef de cave for Dom Pérignon Champagne and charted the course of the legendary wine for 28 years. 

To Richard Geoffroy, Japan has never been an abstraction. Following an initial spark in 1991, countless trips have stoked his love for the country, its culture and its people. 

IWA, therefore, could never be a sake engineered from abroad, a sake bereft of center. In order to be true to sake, and be a true international sake, IWA needed strong roots, anchored in Japan, and to be made according to traditional methods in a brewery of its own design.

ASSEMBLAGE 5

The interplay of warmth, gravitas and tonicity expressed in Assemblage 5 is IWA’s unprecedented – somewhat avant-garde – proposition.

THE NOSE
The aromas of pear, raspberry and plum blend with the notes of rose and jasmine. Such a complexity is heightened by the spicy freshness of pine and geranium.

THE PALATE
The contrast between palate and nose is engaging. There is a palpable duality of the pure well rounded fruity/floral aromatics and the archaic tactile presence of a gentle astringency. The silky and warm opening dissolves into a dry minerality and lingers with a vibrant touch of citron, white pepper and licorice.