Château MercianNiitsuru Albariño

White wine of Yamanashi-ken of Japan

3.7

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Niitsuru Albariño of Château Mercian is a white wine from the region of Yamanashi-ken.
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Food and wine pairings with Niitsuru Albariño

Pairings that work perfectly with Niitsuru Albariño

Original food and wine pairings with Niitsuru Albariño

The Niitsuru Albariño of Château Mercian matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of pasta carbonara, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or easy seafood gratin.

Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Niitsuru Albariño.

Winery

Château Mercian

Grape varieties

Albarino

Region/Great wine region

Yamanashi-ken

Country

Japan

Style of wine

White

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Albarino

It is a Spanish variety, in Galicia to be precise, with its cradle in the Rias Baixas area, around Pontevedra and up to Orense. It would be a close relative of the Loureiro. Widely cultivated in Portugal, ... in France, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.

Last vintages of this wine

Niitsuru Albariño - 2019

In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines

Average rating: 3.7

The best vintages of Niitsuru Albariño from Château Mercian are 2019

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 50 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.

In the top 800 of of Japan wines

In the top 450 of of Yamanashi-ken wines

In the top 150000 of white wines

In the top 550000 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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