Domaine Hide
Minami-Alps, Yamanashi

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 99%, Muscat Bailey A 1%
Type: Red
Style: Dry, medium-bodied
Colour: Medium garnet
Alcohol: 12%
Wild yeast: Yes
Any added sulphites: 33ppm
Filtered: No
Serving temperature: 16°C-
Production: 1,205 bottles
Please store in a cool, dark place.

Tasting notes
Gypsophila, cloves, tree bark, blackberries and dried fruits such as raisins and prunes. On the palate, sweet aromas of shade-dried grapes and cloves, with good tannins. A lingering finish with a hint of maturity such as tobacco.

Food pairing
Sauteed onions, Wagyu beef steak, game, bouffant bourguignon, broiled sea eel, roast lamb, sauteed mushrooms.

Winemaking
From Domaine Hide in Yamanashi, one of Japan's leading wine-growing regions, which delivers high-quality wine every vintage, this time a wine made using the Ripasso method, a traditional method used to make red wine in the Veneto region of Italy, has arrived. The Ripasso method is a method of vinification in which black grape pomace from the production of Amarone (a traditional method of fermentation of shade-dried grapes) is poured into another red wine for further fermentation. It is characterised by a more concentrated fruit flavour, softer tannins and a more floral aroma than the original red wine.

Domaine Hide used Cabernet Sauvignon and Muscat Bailey A, a variety indigenous to Japan. The Cabernet Sauvignon underwent a long maceration of 3-6 months and long barrel ageing of up to 33 months. The wine was then fermented again with the addition of Amarone pomace made from shade-dried Muscat Bailey A. The Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested in October 2019 and October 2020 from Akeno, Yamanashi, while the Muscat Bailey A was harvested in August 2022 from Minami-Alps, Yamanashi.

The label is from the ‘Hirameki (inspiration)’ series by Hyogo-born artist Mino Yamamoto. The artist actually tasted Ripasso NV and was inspired to draw the label design especially for this wine.

Nutrition Facts per 100ml
Energy: 73 kcal
Fat: 0 g
 - Saturates: 0 g
Carbohydrate: 1.5 g
 - Sugar: 1.5 g
Protein: 0.2 g
Salt: 0g