Château Mercian - Koshu Kiiroka

Château MercianKoshu Kiiroka

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Koshu Kiiroka of Château Mercian is a white wine from the region of Yamanashi-ken.
In the mouth this white wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with lean fish and shellfish.
The Koshu Kiiroka of the Château Mercian is in the top 90 of wines of Japan and in the top 60 of wines of Yamanashi-ken.

Taste structure of the Koshu Kiiroka from the Château Mercian

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Koshu Kiiroka of Château Mercian in the region of Yamanashi-ken is a .

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with vegetal taste

straw

On the nose the Koshu Kiiroka of Château Mercian in the region of Yamanashi-ken often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, orange or spices and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, vegetal or earth.

Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Koshu Kiiroka.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Koshu

One of the oldest varieties cultivated in Japan, generally in arbors/pergolas, most often used as a table grape and recently vinified and associated with other varieties. It is a Vitis vinifera also known in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United States... practically unknown in France.

Last vintages of this wine

Koshu Kiiroka - 2019
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Koshu Kiiroka - 2018
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Koshu Kiiroka - 2017
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Koshu Kiiroka - 2016
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Koshu Kiiroka - 2015
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Koshu Kiiroka - 2014
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Koshu Kiiroka - 2013
In the top 60 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Koshu Kiiroka from Château Mercian are 2013, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012.

Informations about the Château Mercian

The winery offers 105 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 15 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 90 of of Japan wines
In the top 65 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
In the top 50000 of white wines
In the top 200000 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: Rancio

Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).

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