The Domaine Kayagatake of Yamanashi-ken

Domaine Kayagatake - Koshu
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken
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The Domaine Kayagatake is one of the best wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Kayagatake wines

Looking for the best Domaine Kayagatake wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Kayagatake 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 Domaine Kayagatake wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Domaine Kayagatake

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Domaine Kayagatake

How Domaine Kayagatake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or spicy food such as recipes of pasta shells, seafood stew or butter chicken or chicken makkhani (india).

The best vintages in the white wines of Domaine Kayagatake

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Domaine Kayagatake.

  • Koshu
  • Muscat Blanc

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.

The top red wines of Domaine Kayagatake

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Kayagatake

How Domaine Kayagatake wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties or stuffed duck or goose neck.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Kayagatake.

  • Merlot
  • Muscat Bailey A

Discover the grape variety: Koshu

One of the oldest varieties cultivated in Japan, generally in arbors/pergolas, most often used as a table grape and recently vinified and associated with other varieties. It is a Vitis vinifera also known in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United States... practically unknown in France.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Kayagatake

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 Domaine Kayagatake.

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.

News about Domaine Kayagatake and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Tense

Said of a lively and nervous wine.