I saw these bottles in the Wine section of a Japanese store the other day, a Franco-Japanese joint venture between Bernard Magrez and top Japanese winegrower Yuji Aruga resulting in a uniquely Japanese wine from the Koshu grape. I had previously blogged about the Koshu grape. This wine is from Isehara in Yamanashi, from 18 year old vines according the the Magrez Website. A Decanter piece from April 2008 reported the release of the 2007 vintage (presumably the first) from this venture. Production of this wine is only around 2000 to 2500 bottles a year. The limited production and its special pedigree means that prices for this wine remains relatively high.
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