Winery Northern Alps VineyardsAlter Merlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Alter Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Alter Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Alter Merlot
The Alter Merlot of Winery Northern Alps Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables or duck with orange and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Northern Alps Vineyards's Alter 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 Alter Merlot from Winery Northern Alps Vineyards are 2016, 0
Informations about the Winery Northern Alps Vineyards
The Winery Northern Alps Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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: Prompt bud
A bud that develops in the year of its formation and gives an entrecoeur.
