Château Mercian - Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir

Château MercianCuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir of Château Mercian is a red wine from the region of Nagano-ken.
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.

Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir.

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Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir - 2016
In the top 100 of of Nagano-ken wines
Average rating: 411110
Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir - 2015
In the top 100 of of Nagano-ken wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir - 2014
In the top 100 of of Nagano-ken wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Cuvée Alkio Nagano Pinot Noir from Château Mercian are 2016, 2014, 2015

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 45 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Nagano-ken

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.

Top wine Nagano-ken
In the top 650 of of Japan wines
In the top 400 of of Nagano-ken wines
In the top 250000 of red wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

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.

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