Château MercianCuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or veal.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir of Château Mercian in the region of Nagano-ken often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir
The Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir of Château Mercian matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta with veal stock sauce, paupiettes with tomato sauce or valencian paella - family recipe.
Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir from Château Mercian are 2016, 2014, 0, 2015
Informations about the Château Mercian
The Château Mercian is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in the of Nagano-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Nagano-ken
Junmai (pure sake) literally translates to "pure rice". It is a high-quality class of sake, a rice-based Alcoholic beverage that is an intricate Part of Japanese culture. In order to be classified as Junmai sake, the beverage must be made with only rice, water, and koji, the mold that triggers Fermentation. Sake can be found in a variety of types and styles, each with its own Organoleptic properties.
The word of the wine: Tressallier
White grape variety from the Allier region, identical to the Sacy variety grown in Burgundy. Rarely vinified on its own, it is used in the blending of Saint-Pourçain white wines, associated with chardonnay, the main grape variety of the appellation. Syn.: sacy.
