Shinshu Takayama WineryMerlot - Cabernet
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Merlot - Cabernet of the Shinshu Takayama Winery is in the top 60 of wines of Nagano-ken.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot - Cabernet of Shinshu Takayama Winery in the region of Nagano-ken often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot - Cabernet
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot - Cabernet
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot - Cabernet
The Merlot - Cabernet of Shinshu Takayama Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, lamb tagine with apricots or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).
Details and technical informations about Shinshu Takayama Winery's Merlot - Cabernet.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot - Cabernet from Shinshu Takayama Winery are 2018, 0, 2017, 2016
Informations about the Shinshu Takayama Winery
The Shinshu Takayama Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
