Osamu Uchida, Le Miracle 2019, Haut-Medoc

Osamu Uchida grew up in Hiroshima where his parents had a wine shop, fascinated with French culture and having a strong desire to work in wine he made the trip to France in 1999. After learning some basic French, he enrolled for a course on viticulture and oenology before travelling throughout the country, working stages and visiting as many as 300 domaines over ten years.

After many months of research, Osamu found a tiny one-hectare parcel surrounded by cool and humid Landes forest, in the village of Cissac-Médoc, west of Pauillac and St Estèphe. Planted with cabernet sauvignon only and completely secluded, this is a stunning place which Osamu tends like if it was his back garden. Everything is done by hand with complete focus, precision and obsessive attention to details in typical Japanese fashion. This wine is all finesse, it has a very delicate colour, silky structure, no impact from oak, blackberry and blackcurrant fruit with an energetic fresh zing and tannins well knitted in. Incredible wine.