Château MercianEnsemble Aiakane Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Ensemble Aiakane Red of Château Mercian in the region of Yamanashi-ken often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of minerality, strawberries or lemon.
Food and wine pairings with Ensemble Aiakane Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Ensemble Aiakane Red
Original food and wine pairings with Ensemble Aiakane Red
The Ensemble Aiakane Red of Château Mercian matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi or conejo al ajillo (spain).
Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Ensemble Aiakane Red.
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 Ensemble Aiakane Red from Château Mercian are 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011.
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 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: Solera
A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.
