This is among the top 10 most highly rated Japanese wines (based on critic scores): the 2014 vintage was given a score of 90 by The Wine Front.
Ranked second among the wines from this region with respect to number of prizes won: the Decanter World Wine Awards awarded the 2013 vintage Silver and the 2015 vintage Bronze.
This is the fourth most searched for among this region's wines (by Wine-Searcher users). Interest in this wine has fallen off relative to previous years.