Top 100 wines of Yamagata-Ken
Discover the top 100 best wines of Yamagata-Ken as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Yamagata-Ken and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Yamagata-Ken
Prefecture of Tōhoku (Honshū, Japan) with 14 wineries along the Mogami river, sheltered by the Asahi and Ōu mountains, clay-gravel soils. Chardonnay and Merlot as international signatures: taut Chardonnay (citrus, apple, flowers, minerality) and supple Merlot (plum, black cherry, spices, fine tannins). Native Kōshū lively and delicate (citrus, flowers, cooked rice) and Riesling Lyon as whites. Tsuruoka Kōshū 2021 served at the Hiroshima G7.
Wines of Japanese precision.