Muscat Bailey A – Grape Republic 750ml

Grape Republic was founded by restaurateur and sommelier Kazuomi Fujimaki in 2015 who up and moved from Tokyo to the village of Shinden in Yamagata.

This wine is made exclusively from a hybrid grape called Muscat Bailey A developed in Japan by Zenbei Kawakami in 1927. It is ideally suited to Japan’s humidity thanks to its natural resistance to powdery mildew, downy mildew, and botrytis. It’s thin red skins, large grapes, and distinctive candied aroma make in an ideal candidate for light red wines. The grapes were fermented on skins (20% whole-cluster) for eight days before being pressed of into stainless steel for élevage. 10% ABV