What makes Private Reserve Hosaka Muscat Bailey A different from Mars's other Hosaka Muscat Bailey A wines?

It is a limited-production (770 bottles) prestige bottling made by selecting and blending only the finest barrel-aged Muscat Bailey A cuvées from Hosaka, giving it more concentration and structure than the standard barrel-aged or cold-maceration bottlings.

What does Private Reserve Hosaka Muscat Bailey A taste like?

It has concentrated red and dark fruit aromas, a medium body, and a palate that combines elegance with firm tannic structure, showing a more serious, age-worthy side of Muscat Bailey A.

What food pairs well with this wine?

Its firm structure pairs well with grilled or braised red meats, duck, and rich tomato-based dishes, and also complements sweet-savory Japanese dishes like unagi kabayaki or sukiyaki.

How many bottles of the 2020 vintage were produced?

Only 770 bottles of the 750ml, 2020-vintage bottling were produced, making it a limited release within Mars Yamanashi Winery's Chateau Mars Prestige line.

CuvéeYamanashiRed

Private Reserve Hosaka Muscat Bailey A

プライベートリザーブ穂坂マスカット・ベーリーA

Mars Yamanashi Winery

About Private Reserve Hosaka Muscat Bailey A

Style: Red
Grape Varieties: Muscat Bailey A
Price Range: ¥3,850
Alcohol: 12%

An exceptional wine crafted by blending superior barrel-aged cuvées of select, high-quality Muscat Bailey A grapes grown in the Hosaka district of Nirasaki, Yamanashi. Limited to 770 bottles from the 2020 vintage, it offers concentrated fruit aromas and a palate that unites elegance with firm structure, revealing the grape's vast potential. Part of Mars Yamanashi Winery's premium Chateau Mars Prestige line.

Sommelier's Note

This limited 770-bottle blend shows just how far Muscat Bailey A can go when only the best barrel-aged lots make the cut — concentrated, structured, and far removed from the grape's everyday image.

New to wine?

A great next step for those who enjoyed a standard Muscat Bailey A and want to see the grape's fuller, more structured side.

Food Pairings

Pairs well with grilled or braised red meats, duck, and rich tomato-based dishes; its firm structure also stands up to aged hard cheeses.

When to drink it

Special dinners, gifting, pairing with grilled meats

Terroir & Winemaking

Made from 100% Muscat Bailey A grown in Hosaka, Nirasaki City, Yamanashi. Barrel-aged, with only the finest cuvées selected and blended for the final bottling. 750ml, 12% ABV, 2020 vintage, limited to 770 bottles (JAN 4976881421011).

About the producer

Mars Yamanashi WineryOver 60 years crafting Yamanashi's Chateau Mars wines笛吹市, 山梨県 · Founded 1960Visit the producer page →

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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Private Reserve Hosaka Muscat Bailey A different from Mars's other Hosaka Muscat Bailey A wines?: It is a limited-production (770 bottles) prestige bottling made by selecting and blending only the finest barrel-aged Muscat Bailey A cuvées from Hosaka, giving it more concentration and structure than the standard barrel-aged or cold-maceration bottlings.
What does Private Reserve Hosaka Muscat Bailey A taste like?: It has concentrated red and dark fruit aromas, a medium body, and a palate that combines elegance with firm tannic structure, showing a more serious, age-worthy side of Muscat Bailey A.
What food pairs well with this wine?: Its firm structure pairs well with grilled or braised red meats, duck, and rich tomato-based dishes, and also complements sweet-savory Japanese dishes like unagi kabayaki or sukiyaki.
How many bottles of the 2020 vintage were produced?: Only 770 bottles of the 750ml, 2020-vintage bottling were produced, making it a limited release within Mars Yamanashi Winery's Chateau Mars Prestige line.

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