Akiu WineryMerlot

Red wine of Yamanashi-ken of Japan

3.5

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Merlot of Akiu Winery is a red wine from the region of Yamanashi-ken.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Merlot

The Merlot of Akiu Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables and madeira sauce or my mother's rabbit.

Details and technical informations about Akiu Winery's Merlot.

Winery

Akiu Winery

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Yamanashi-ken

Country

Japan

Style of wine

Red

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - 2018

In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines

Average rating: 3.5

The best vintages of Merlot from Akiu Winery are 2018

Informations about the Akiu Winery

The winery offers 22 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.2.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Akiu Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 1500 of of Japan wines

In the top 700 of of Yamanashi-ken wines

In the top 400000 of red wines

In the top 700000 wines of the world

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.

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