2022 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot 56%; Petit Verdot 25%; Cabernet Franc 19%
Region Yamanashi
Soil Clay volcanic ash
Elevation 700.0 meters
Harvest Dates Final harvest in Akeno Town occurred in the second week of November 2022; this is the end of the local harvest, not a complete Cuvée Misawa harvest interval.
Sites Misawa Vineyard, Akeno, Yamanashi Prefecture
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details The varieties were vinified separately in small batches and kept separate by variety and lot until shortly before bottling. Grapes were taken immediately to the winery, sorted in two stages and spontaneously fermented, after which the wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered. The page contains an unresolved internal conflict: its 2022 release narrative states 15 months in French oak, while its Basic Data states 18 months in French-oak barrels.
2021 Technical Specifications
Region Yamanashi
Production Details The producer’s vintage note reports early budbreak, good fruit set, maturity beginning in late July, a slowdown from heavy rain, low light and cool conditions in mid-August, then renewed favorable weather from late August. Warm October weather and strong day–night temperature differences allowed a satisfactory harvest after waiting for ripeness.
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2020 Technical Specifications
Region Yamanashi
Production Details After record rainy-season rainfall and insufficient sunlight slowed growth, fine summer weather helped ripening recover. During the later harvest, diseased berries were removed and bunches were harvested individually at suitable ripeness; the producer reports a reduced crop but healthy grapes for vinification.
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2019 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 13.5%
Grape Varieties Cabernet Franc 60%; Petit Verdot 27%; Cabernet Sauvignon 13%
Region Yamanashi
Closure Cork
Tasting Notes High acidity; taut and tense.
2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Cabernet Franc 90%; Petit Verdot 10%
Region Yamanashi
Harvest Dates Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc were harvested in October 2018.
Pressing Method Free-Run Wine Only; The Press Fraction Was Excluded.
Production Details Pruning and pre-véraison crop restriction left the harvest approximately 30% below usual. The harvested Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot each exceeded 23° Brix while retaining fresh acidity. Varieties and lots were managed separately until shortly before bottling, and repeated barrel tastings selected three Cabernet Franc barrels as the basis of the blend.
2017 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Merlot 53%; Cabernet Franc 23%; Cabernet Sauvignon 12%; Petit Verdot 12%
Region Yamanashi
Production Details Merlot formed the foundation of the blend, supported by Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot; one barrel of Cabernet Sauvignon that was allowed to ripen through an October affected by two typhoons was also included.
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2015 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Cabernet Sauvignon 55%; Petit Verdot 28%; Merlot 17%
Region Yamanashi
Elevation 700.0 meters
Brix at Harvest 25.0°
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