Winery Mie IkenoMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Merlot of the Winery Mie Ikeno is in the top 20 of wines of Japan and in the top 10 of wines of Yamanashi-ken.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Mie Ikeno in the region of Yamanashi-ken often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Mie Ikeno matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of vegetable noddles or marinated duck with honey and five spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mie Ikeno's Merlot.
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 Merlot from Winery Mie Ikeno are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Mie Ikeno
The Winery Mie Ikeno is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 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: Vineyard
Said of a wine with a certain alcoholic richness and clearly showing the characteristics that distinguish wine from other alcoholic beverages.
