Rubaiyat MERLOT Prestige 2012 (Red)

On a night for savoring red wine, you might find yourself gazing at the choices at hand. A specific bottle, a Yamanashi red wine from MARUFUGI wine industry, the Rubaiyat MERLOT Prestige 2012 (Red) 750ml. As your eyes fall upon the 2012 vintage noted on the label, the fact that healthy grapes harvested in this year were used quietly emerges.

There's a history of starting contract cultivation with 10 farming households in 1998 in Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture, known for Merlot cultivation. The background behind this full-bodied bottle with 12.5% alcohol is that only the finest grapes from these contract farmers were used, focusing on naturally drawing out the varietal's characteristics to aim for an elegant wine rather than a powerful one.

The high altitude and cool climate, along with well-draining soil, produce fruit-forward grapes. Especially after the favorable weather of 2012, it is here before you now. The very act of choosing this bottle based solely on facts fills the quiet night.