The Winery Olifant is one of the best wineries to follow in Yamanashi-ken.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Olifant wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Olifant wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Olifant wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Olifant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or vegetarian such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, gigolette of rabbit or ham and comté quiche.
Japanese winemaking heart at the foot of Mount Fuji, signature in Koshu. Identity-driven native white (~90% of Japanese plantings): delicate, precise dry whites with notes of citrus (yuzu, lime), green apple, white flowers and a slightly saline finish, low alcohol and great freshness. Ideal with sushi and Japanese cuisine. Also Chardonnay and Merlot in the altitude zones of Akeno.
Vineyards at 400-700 m on volcanic ash, climate with marked thermal swings.
How Winery Olifant wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of vegetarian lasagna, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or piperade.
Supple, fruity reds with a moderate ruby robe, silky tannins and a direct palate, with signature Muscat aromas (fresh grape, rose), red fruits (cherry, strawberry), candy and hybrid herbal notes. A simple, early-ripening profile. Widely grown in Japan (Yamanashi, Nagano), it is the emblem of modern Japanese reds. Black hybrid grape created in 1927 by Zenbei Kawakami, a Bailey × Muscat Hamburg cross.
Planning a wine route in the of Yamanashi-ken? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Olifant.
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.
