The Château Lumière of Yamanashi-ken

Château Lumière
The winery offers 54 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 21 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Château Lumière is one of the world's great estates. It offers 54 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lumière wines

Looking for the best Château Lumière wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lumière wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Lumière wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Lumière

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lumière

How Château Lumière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spanish stew (cocido), languedoc-roussillon lamb en papillote and its tajine with... or duck legs with confit potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lumière

On the nose the red wine of Château Lumière. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lumière

  • 2012With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.59/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lumière.

  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Black Queen
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Tempranillo

Discovering the wine region of Yamanashi-ken

Japanese winemaking heart at the foot of Mount Fuji, signature in Koshu. Identity-driven native white (~90% of Japanese plantings): delicate, precise dry whites with notes of citrus (yuzu, lime), green apple, white flowers and a slightly saline finish, low alcohol and great freshness. Ideal with sushi and Japanese cuisine. Also Chardonnay and Merlot in the altitude zones of Akeno.

Vineyards at 400-700 m on volcanic ash, climate with marked thermal swings.

The top sparkling wines of Château Lumière

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Lumière

How Château Lumière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, caramelized pork ribs or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château Lumière

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château Lumière. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château Lumière

  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.51/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.48/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Lumière.

  • Koshu
  • Delaware
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Black Queen

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

The top white wines of Château Lumière

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lumière

How Château Lumière wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pasta with mussels, fish and shrimp curry or salmon and leek gratin.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Lumière

On the nose the white wine of Château Lumière. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, red fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Château Lumière. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Lumière

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.33/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.24/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Lumière.

  • Koshu
  • Delaware
  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Petit Manseng

The word of the wine: Provignage

A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lumière

Planning a wine route in the of Yamanashi-ken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lumière.

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Powerful, tannic reds with inky colour and dense texture, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, leather, liquorice and smoky notes. Very high ageing potential and polyphenol content (health reputation). Star of Madiran AOC in Béarn and the national grape of Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado). Also grown in Irouléguy and Tursan. Late-ripening red variety from south-west France.