Château MercianPrivate Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay of the Château Mercian is in the top 10 of wines of Japan and in the top 10 of wines of Nagano-ken.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay 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 tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay
The Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay of Château Mercian matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, gravelax salmon or tuna, pepper and tomato quiche.
Details and technical informations about Château Mercian's Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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 bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Private Reserve Hokushin Chardonnay from Château Mercian are 2014, 2016, 0, 2015 and 2012.
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
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.
The word of the wine: Grand Cru
In Burgundy, the fourth and final level of classification (above the regional, communal and premier cru appellations), designating the wines produced on delimited plots of land (the climats) whose name alone constitutes the appellation. The climats classified as Grand Cru are 32 in the Côte d'Or plus one in Chablis which is divided into 7 distinct climats. Representing barely 1.5% of the production, the Grand Crus are the aristocracy of Burgundy wines.
