Winery HirakawaSecond Cuvée Gastronomique
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Second Cuvée Gastronomique of the Winery Hirakawa is in the top 60 of wines of Hokkaidō-ken.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hirakawa's Second Cuvée Gastronomique.
Discover the grape variety: Regent
A complex interspecific cross between the diana (sylvaner x Müller-Thurgau) and the chambourcin obtained in Germany in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt. It can be found in Quebec (Canada), Belgium and Switzerland, but is little known in France. It should be noted that Regent, a monogenic variety, which is nevertheless resistant to certain cryptogamic diseases, was "bypassed" in 2010 by a less resistant strain of mildew, which was also the case for bianca.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Second Cuvée Gastronomique from Winery Hirakawa are 2015, 2019, 0, 2016 and 2017.
Informations about the Winery Hirakawa
The Winery Hirakawa is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Hokkaidō-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Hokkaidō-ken
The wine region of Hokkaidō-ken of Japan. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yoichi Wine or the Domaine Takahiko produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Hokkaidō-ken are Pinot noir, Kerner and Zweigelt, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Hokkaidō-ken often reveals types of flavors of cherry, plum or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, minerality or green apple.
The word of the wine: Texture
In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.
