Winery HitomiBarrique Merlot

Red wine of Yamanashi-ken of Japan

3.0

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

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Barrique Merlot of Winery Hitomi 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 Barrique Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Barrique Merlot

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Barrique Merlot

The Barrique Merlot of Winery Hitomi matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs) or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Details and technical informations about Winery Hitomi's Barrique Merlot.

Winery

Winery Hitomi

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

Barrique Merlot - 2014

In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines

Average rating: 3.1

The best vintages of Barrique Merlot from Winery Hitomi are 2014

Informations about the Winery Hitomi

The winery offers 121 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.

It is in the top 150 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Yamanashi-ken

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The Winery Hitomi is one of wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 95 wines for sale in the of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 3000 of of Japan wines

In the top 2000 of of Yamanashi-ken wines

In the top 600000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 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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