The best wines of Yamanashi-ken

Discover the best wines of Yamanashi-ken as well as the best winemakers of Yamanashi-ken and estates of Yamanashi-ken to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Yamanashi-ken and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Yamanashi-ken by region

Looking for a good wine of Yamanashi-ken among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Yamanashi-ken. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Yamanashi-ken with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Yamanashi-ken

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Yamanashi-ken

Red wines from the region of Yamanashi-ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of beef strogonoff, rabbit with prunes or quick couscous.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Yamanashi-ken

On the nose the red wine of the region of Yamanashi-ken. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in red wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • 2018With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.77/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Yamanashi-ken

Yamanashi is the first Japanese Geographical Indication (GI) for wine. Established in 2013, it is situated in the prefecture of the same name. Yamanashi is promoted as the birthplace of Japanese wine production. The most prominent Grape varieties grown here are the indigenous vitis vinefera white grape variety Koshu, and the Japanese-bred pale red Hybrid Muscat Bailey A.

The latter makes Soft, Fruity reds, while Koshu Dry white wines tend to be Aromatic dry, crisp and citrussy. Koshu is thought to have been cultivated in the Yamanashi Prefecture for a thousand years or more. Genetic studies of the grape tend to support this. Of the 40 other permitted varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are most prominent.

As of 2018 there are around 80 wineries. Nearly half of these are located arround Koshu City. The 670 hectares (1,655 acres) of vineyards in Yamanashi produce around 40 percent of Japan's entire grape wine output. The wine industry in its modern form dates back to the 1870s in Yamanashi.

Great white wines of Yamanashi-ken

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Yamanashi-ken

White wines from the region of Yamanashi-ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork chops with curry and honey, tuna brick (light) or quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Yamanashi-ken

On the nose the white wine of the region of Yamanashi-ken. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, lime or minerality. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Yamanashi-ken. is a .

The best vintages in white wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • 2007With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.66/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • Koshu
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Petit Manseng
  • Delaware

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Great sparkling wines of Yamanashi-ken

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Yamanashi-ken

Sparkling wines from the region of Yamanashi-ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pizza cone, cream and tuna quiche or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Yamanashi-ken

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Yamanashi-ken. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, citrus fruit or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, earth or vegetal.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • 2011With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • Koshu
  • Chardonnay
  • Delaware
  • Kerner
  • Niagara

The word of the wine: Crunchy

A very colorful term to designate a sensation similar to the crunchiness of a grape bursting under the tooth in young and lively wines.

Great pink wines of Yamanashi-ken

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Yamanashi-ken

Pink wines from the region of Yamanashi-ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or duck breast with pepper sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Yamanashi-ken

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Yamanashi-ken. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, floral.

The best vintages in pink wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Delaware
  • Steuben
  • Alicante Bouschet

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Great sweet wines of Yamanashi-ken

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Yamanashi-ken

Sweet wines from the region of Yamanashi-ken go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of gratin of fresh chard (green and ribs), skate wing with caper butter or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Yamanashi-ken

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Yamanashi-ken. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, non oak or microbio.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.65/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Yamanashi-ken

  • Merlot
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Koshu
  • Delaware
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Sulphating

Treatment, formerly practiced with copper sulfate, applied to the vine to prevent cryptogamic diseases.

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