Château MercianNagano Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Nagano Merlot of the Château Mercian is in the top 70 of wines of Japan and in the top 40 of wines of Nagano-ken.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Nagano Merlot of Château Mercian in the region of Nagano-ken often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Nagano Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Nagano Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Nagano Merlot
The Nagano Merlot of Château Mercian matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails or rabbit with prunes.
Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Nagano Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Nagano Merlot from Château Mercian are 2017, 2016, 2014, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Château Mercian
The Château Mercian is one of of the world's greatest 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
Alpine wine prefecture of central Japan (Honshu), the 2nd national region, high-altitude vineyards (600-900 m). Signature Merlot of Kikyogahara: supple, precise reds with signature notes of plum, cherry, sweet herbs, cedar and a cocoa touch, round tannins and elegant freshness — rivalling the Bordeaux wines. Renowned broad, mineral Chardonnay, fine and silky Pinot Noir. Also historic hybrid grapes (Concord, Niagara).
The word of the wine: Breeding
It can last for several years. The bottles are stacked in the cellars and waited for the light and heat. The yeasts gradually give the wine compounds that enrich it. A long maturation is a guarantee of quality.
