Winery Northern Alps Vineyards - Alter Merlot

Winery Northern Alps VineyardsAlter Merlot

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Alter Merlot of Winery Northern Alps Vineyards is a red wine from the region of Nagano-ken.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Details and technical informations about Winery Northern Alps Vineyards's Alter Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Alter Merlot - 2016
In the top 100 of of Nagano-ken wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Alter Merlot - 0
In the top 100 of of Nagano-ken wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Alter Merlot from Winery Northern Alps Vineyards are 2016, 0

Informations about the Winery Northern Alps Vineyards

The winery offers 12 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Nagano-ken

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.

Top wine Nagano-ken
In the top 1000 of of Japan wines
In the top 250 of of Nagano-ken wines
In the top 350000 of red wines
In the top 600000 wines of the world

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: Guyot (pruning)

This is the most widespread pruning technique. It includes one or two long branches and allows the mechanization of a large number of vineyard operations.

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