Y by Yoshiki Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley (Released in 2023) 2019

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YbyYoshikiCabernetSauvignonOakvilleNapaValley(Releasedin2023)

*It is not in a special box. ●Please make sure to enable emails from our online shop before ordering (@winetostyle.co.jp). This is a popular item and access is concentrated. After adding the item to your cart, it may become out of stock while you are entering the necessary information. Please understand this before applying. We do not provide message cards. ●Please note that we do not accept orders by phone. ●Payment must be made by credit card. ●If you would like to use refrigerated shipping (an additional 660 yen), please select [Refrigerated] under "Shipping" on the "Order Options" page in the cart. Even if you do not select this option and indicate your request for refrigerated shipping in the remarks column or in an email after ordering, the item will be shipped by regular shipping, so please be careful when proceeding. YbyYoshikiCabernetSauvignonOakvilleNapaValley (Released in 2023)

*Not in a special box. ●Please make sure you can receive emails from our online shop before ordering (@winetostyle.co.jp). This is a popular item, so access is concentrated. After adding the item to your cart, it may become out of stock while you are entering the necessary information. Please understand this before applying. We do not provide message cards. ●Please note that we do not accept orders by phone. ●Payment must be made by credit card. ●If you would like to use refrigerated shipping (an additional 660 yen), please select [Refrigerated] under "Shipping" on the "Order Options" page in the cart. Even if you do not select this option and indicate your preference in the remarks column or in an email after ordering, we will arrange for the item to be shipped by regular shipping, so please be careful when proceeding. The aroma of cacao, blackberry, and elderberry has a hint of earthiness and minerality. The taste is very smooth, with layers of black fruit and umami, leading to a long, voluminous aftertaste.

This wine is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a single vineyard and is aged in custom-made French oak barrels. The high quality of this wine, which YOSHIKI called his masterpiece, led to a growing demand for the next vintage, and in response, a project was started to release a wine from the Oakville appellation every year. This Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2019 will be the fourth vintage. Oakville is located in the heart of Napa Valley and is an area that produces some of the finest wines in the world. Oakville has an ideal temperature difference between warm days and cool nights, as well as well-drained sedimentary soil, which produces smooth and well-balanced wines. Translation:

"When I compose, I write notes on music paper. I rarely use instruments because I can hear all the melodies in my head. And most of the work is completed in this process. Wine is like music to me. Every time I take a sip, my imagination expands and my mind is freed. "Y" was created from my passion for wine and music, together with Rob Mondavi Jr. "YbyYOSHIKI", which was born in 2009, is a wine made in collaboration between YOSHIKI and Rob Mondavi Jr., the fourth generation winemaker and winemaker of a Napa Valley winemaking family. Based in California and familiar with wine, YOSHIKI has always admired the Mondavi family and has continued to purchase and collect the Napa Valley wines they make. And the person he chose to collaborate with was the Michael Mondavi family, one of the most respected families in the California wine industry.

In February 2009, YOSHIKI visited Napa Valley and met Michael Mondavi and Rob, father and son, and had dinner at their home. Afterwards, he tasted wine with Rob at the Michael Mondavi Family Estate and blended Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. The first vintage of the blend, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, was released in Japan in the fall of 2009. This wine was made by tasting YOSHIKI's personal favorite tastes and flavors. The second release, the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2012 Chardonnay, was released in the fall of 2016 as a premium wine made only from grapes in Napa Valley, a famous wine-producing region in California. At the end of 2017, the wine attracted a lot of attention and sold out immediately. There was no wine left in the Japanese market. YOSHIKI wanted to create a wine that more people could enjoy casually, so he tasted wines with Rob again and in the summer of 2018, he completed a new series called "Y by YOSHIKICalifornia," which YOSHIKI called smart casual. Later, at the end of 2018, the 10th Anniversary Special Edition "Y by YOSHIKIOakville Napa Valley" series was released, which was made only from grapes in Oakville, a particularly famous wine-producing region in Napa Valley, and which YOSHIKI called his "masterpiece." In December 2020, a new series, "Y by YOSHIKIO Russian River Valley," was released at the same time as the new vintages of both "Y by YOSHIKICalifornia" and "Y by YOSHIKIOakville" series were released.

Until now, YOSHIKI has been familiar with Cabernet Sauvignon and has released a series of Cabernet Sauvignon wines. However, as he has more opportunities to enjoy premium wines from around the world, he is attracted to the wines of Burgundy, France, a great wine-producing region that fascinates wine fans around the world, and he began to consult with Rob about whether he could make Pinot Noir wine, a specialty of Burgundy, in California. Finally, the "YbyYOSHIKIRussianRiverValley" series was completed. From 2020 onwards, new vintages will be released every year as three series: "YbyYOSHIKICalifornia", "YbyYOSHIKIRussianRiverValley", and "YbyYOSHIKIOakville". However, due to the impact of the massive wildfires that occurred in California in 2020, some years had to be canceled, but Rob accepted YOSHIKI's desire to somehow deliver wine to consumers who look forward to the series of wines every year, and made a wine that would be released twice from the same vintage, naming the wine "Encore". From 2024, a new "Rosé" wine will be added to the "YbyYOSHIKICalifornia" series, which YOSHIKI called smart casual. In recent years, rosé wine has become very popular worldwide. In France, consumption has tripled over the past 23 years, and it is said that one in four bottles of wine consumed is rosé wine. Rosé wine is also becoming more popular in the United States, and YOSHIKI has also begun to enjoy fresh and refreshing rosé wine, so it was a very natural progression for Rob to make rosé with YOSHIKI. Rob Mondavi Jr.

President of Winemaking and Co-Founder, The Michael Mondavi Family Estate

Rob Mondavi Jr., a fourth-generation Napa Valley winemaker, began his passion for wine more than 30 years ago. The son of Isabel and Michael Mondavi, Rob grew up in Napa Valley, and as a child, the vineyards and wine cellars of Robert Mondavi Winery were his playground. As he grew up, Rob gained a wealth of experience working in the winery's fields, cellars and hospitality. An entrepreneur from a young age, he started a business that organized mountain bike tours in Napa Valley while he was a student, and after graduating from college, he worked in sales for Southern Wine & Spirit, a major distributor of fine wines.

After taking a break from the wine industry, he started a company in Napa in 1995 to import and sell premium cigars from the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and the Canary Islands. After leaving the cigar business, Rob joined Robert Mondavi Corporation in 2000. He spent a year as sales manager for luxury brands, and in 2001 was promoted to sales director, responsible for sales in over 20 states. After two years in sales, he returned to Napa Valley to develop and implement the winery's marketing programs as marketing director. During this time, he studied vineyard work, blending and tasting intensively under winemaker Geneviève Janssen and the winemaking and vineyard team.

In 1999, Rob, his father Michael, his mother Isabel, and his sister Deena bought a small piece of barren land surrounded by manzanita trees on the Atlas Peak hilltop, and they would go on to found The Michael Mondavi Family Estate (MMFE). Rob became President of Winemaking at MMFE in 2004, returning to his passion for grape growing and winemaking, which he first discovered as a child, and producing a number of premium wines. Rob became Director of Winemaking in 2012, and his wines express a balanced new generation sensibility, and he also focuses on natural farming, while using the latest winemaking techniques in the cellar to produce wines.

Rob Mondavi Jr. currently serves on the board of directors for Winegrowers of Napa County and is a former board member of the Napa Valley Vintners. He enjoys duck hunting and fly fishing and lives in Napa Valley with his wife, Lydia, and their two sons.

"I think Yoshiki is someone who has broken the conventional wisdom of the Japanese music world. Yoshiki is a person who has an overwhelming presence on stage and is a soft-spoken, extremely graceful and kind person all at the same time. He is a classically trained pianist and a drummer in a rock band, and he can change like a chameleon, possessing grace, eloquence and a sense of adventure depending on the situation.

YOSHIKI also has a unique way of looking at things. While respecting tradition, he also has an inherent desire to go beyond limits and boundaries, and always stays excited and fresh. This is exactly the same attitude I have when making wine. YbyYoshikiCabernetSauvignonOakvilleNapaValley (Released in2023)

*Not in a special box. ●Please make sure you can receive emails from our online shop before ordering (@winetostyle.co.jp). This is a popular item and access is concentrated. After adding the item to your cart, it may go out of stock while you are entering the necessary information. Please understand this before applying. We do not provide message cards. ●Please note that we do not accept orders by phone. ●Payment must be made by credit card. ●If you would like to use refrigerated shipping (an additional 660 yen), please select [Refrigerated] under "Shipping" on the "Order Options" page in your cart. Please note that even if you do not select this option and indicate your request for refrigerated shipping in the comments section or in an email after placing your order, your order will be shipped by regular shipping.

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