Winery Okunota - Le Ballon Rouge Brut

Winery OkunotaLe Ballon Rouge Brut

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Le Ballon Rouge Brut of Winery Okunota is a sparkling wine from the region of Yamanashi-ken.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Le Ballon Rouge Brut

Pairings that work perfectly with Le Ballon Rouge Brut

Original food and wine pairings with Le Ballon Rouge Brut

The Le Ballon Rouge Brut of Winery Okunota matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples or blood duck (tour d'argent).

Details and technical informations about Winery Okunota's Le Ballon Rouge Brut.

Grape varieties
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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

Le Ballon Rouge Brut - 2015
In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Le Ballon Rouge Brut from Winery Okunota are 2015

Informations about the Winery Okunota

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Okunota is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Yamanashi-ken
In the top 850 of of Japan wines
In the top 500 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
In the top 45000 of sparkling 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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The word of the wine: Aging

Period during which a wine is kept in a cellar where it goes through different phases of evolution of its aromatic range and a maturation of its constituents (evolution of the colour, refining of the tannins, harmonization of the different flavours, etc.). The wine evolves better and less quickly in large containers, whereas it deteriorates prematurely in half-bottles.

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