The Winery Marufuji of Yamanashi-ken

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The winery offers 33 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 40 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Marufuji is one of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Marufuji wines

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

The top white wines of Winery Marufuji

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Marufuji

How Winery Marufuji wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or pork such as recipes of shrimp with oyster sauce, chicken chop suey or home-made white pudding.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Marufuji

On the nose the white wine of Winery Marufuji. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, earth or non oak and sometimes also flavors of floral, citrus fruit or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Marufuji. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Marufuji

  • 1987With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.47/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Marufuji.

  • Koshu
  • Chardonnay
  • Delaware
  • Sauvignon 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 Winery Marufuji

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Marufuji

How Winery Marufuji wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, saddle of lamb with herbs or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Marufuji

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

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Marufuji

  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Marufuji.

  • Merlot
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Marufuji

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Marufuji

How Winery Marufuji wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or pork such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, garbure with duck confit or baked dumplings.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Marufuji

  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Marufuji.

  • Chardonnay
  • Merlot
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Delaware

The word of the wine: Cellar

A place for storing and ageing wines in bottles. This term designates both the cellar of a private individual and that of a restaurant. It is also a store dedicated to the retail sale of wine.

The top pink wines of Winery Marufuji

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Marufuji

How Winery Marufuji wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Marufuji.

  • Koshu

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Marufuji

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 Winery Marufuji.

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.

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The word of the wine: Cellar

A place for storing and ageing wines in bottles. This term designates both the cellar of a private individual and that of a restaurant. It is also a store dedicated to the retail sale of wine.