Winery ShirayuriMerlot Barrel Aged
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Merlot Barrel Aged
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot Barrel Aged
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot Barrel Aged
The Merlot Barrel Aged of Winery Shirayuri matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before or rack of lamb with herbs.
Details and technical informations about Winery Shirayuri's Merlot Barrel Aged.
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
The best vintages of Merlot Barrel Aged from Winery Shirayuri are 0, 2016
Informations about the Winery Shirayuri
The Winery Shirayuri is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 35 wines for sale in the of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Grape
Fruit of the vine in the form of bunches of grapes, also called berries, attached to the stalk. The grapes used to make wine are known as grape varieties, a generic word that designates many types of vine plant with their own characteristics.
