PAULOWNIA

At the center of the label, pressed in silver foil, is the Go-Shichi-no-Kiri — the paulownia crest passed down from the Imperial House, the Ashikaga and Toyotomi clans to the Government of Japan: the highest family crest in the land.

This bottle was made in Napa by a Japanese hand — the bottle itself is its quiet testament. Since the first vintage of 2015, every release has gone out under Hayashi's own name.