BlackSamuraiCabernetSauvignonNapaValley
*It is actually a wax cap. Black Samurai is a brand created by Rui Hachimura, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, the most successful team in NBA history.
Just like with basketball, we make no compromises in winemaking.
Founded by Far Niente, a firm favourite in Napa Valley, Joe Harden, the winemaker behind Nickel & Nickel, a limited edition single vineyard wine, manages the vineyards, and winemaking is done by Philip Holbrook, Margrit Mondavi's grandson, who currently works with Levick. Black Samurai Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
*It is actually a wax cap. Black Samurai is a brand created by Rui Hachimura, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, the most successful team in NBA history.
Just like with basketball, we make no compromises in winemaking.
Founded by Far Niente, a perennial favorite in Napa Valley, Joe Harden, who is also the winemaker of Nickel & Nickel, a renowned limited edition product from the Single Vineyard Series, manages the vineyards, and the winemaking is done by Philip Holbrook, Margrit Mondavi's grandson, who currently works with Levick. The wine is energetic yet beautifully elegant. It has a complex aroma of rose, lavender, blackcurrant, dark chocolate, cherry, plum, and graphite, and the fresh fruitiness is blended with silky tannins on the palate. Vineyard
Located in Coombsville, at the southeastern edge of Napa Valley, the vineyard was planted in 2013 and is dry farmed (non-irrigated) and organically grown. Because it borders San Pablo Bay, it is cooler than other areas of Napa Valley, and daytime temperatures can be 3 to 5 degrees lower than in other AVAs. The soil is mainly volcanic rock and sedimentary soil. Winemaking
After harvesting at night, the grapes are fermented in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the grapes are soaked for 23 days under temperature control, carefully pressed, and then aged for 18 months in French oak (65% new barrels). This wine is from Black Samurai, a brand created by Rui Hachimura, a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most successful teams in NBA history, based in Los Angeles, California, USA!
In June 2019, Hachimura was selected ninth overall in the NBA draft by the Washington Wizards, becoming the first Japanese player to be selected in the first round. He made an immediate impact on the team as a rookie and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In January 2023, he made a surprise move to the prestigious Lakers, becoming a top star in both name and reality.
He has now launched his own brand, Black Samurai, and is active as an icon not only in Japan but around the world.
Black Samurai wines will be brewed by Joe Harden, the winemaker at Nickel & Nickel, founded by Far Niente, a popular Napa Valley winery. Joe has worked on projects for many NBA players, including Rui Hachimura and Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson.
2019 will be the first vintage, and it is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Coombsville AVA in Napa Valley, California's renowned wine region.
Rui Hachimura's passion as he continues to challenge himself and strive for greater heights in the top level of the NBA has been embodied in the form of wine, which has finally been released in Japan.