Winery IkedaGrande Cuvée Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Grande Cuvée Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Grande Cuvée Merlot
The Grande Cuvée Merlot of Winery Ikeda matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails or duck leg confit in white wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ikeda's Grande Cuvée Merlot.
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
The best vintages of Grande Cuvée Merlot from Winery Ikeda are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Ikeda
The Winery Ikeda is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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 word of the wine: Ovoids (tanks)
Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.
