Château Mercian - Cuvée Akio Hokushin Chardonnay

Château MercianCuvée Akio Hokushin Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée Akio Hokushin Chardonnay of Château Mercian is a white wine from the region of Yamanashi-ken.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Cuvée Akio Hokushin Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
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Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée Akio Hokushin Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Cuvée Akio Hokushin Chardonnay from Château Mercian are 2017

Informations about the Château Mercian

The winery offers 109 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 40 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Château Mercian is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in the of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Yamanashi-ken
In the top 550 of of Japan wines
In the top 300 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
In the top 150000 of white wines
In the top 400000 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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The word of the wine: Ladle

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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