The Winery Suntory of Yamanashi-ken

Winery Suntory - Japan Premium Merlot
The winery offers 46 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.
It is ranked in the top 73 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Suntory is one of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Suntory wines

Looking for the best Winery Suntory wines in Yamanashi-ken among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Suntory 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 Suntory wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Suntory

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Suntory

How Winery Suntory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), rabbit à la lorientaise or mathieu's lamb tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Suntory

On the nose the red wine of Winery Suntory. often reveals types of flavors of plum, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Suntory

  • 2010With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.36/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.35/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.27/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.19/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Suntory.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Black Queen
  • Pinot Noir

Discovering 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 latter makes Soft, Fruity reds, while Koshu Dry white wines tend to be Aromatic dry, crisp and citrussy. Koshu is thought to have been cultivated in the Yamanashi Prefecture for a thousand years or more. Genetic studies of the grape tend to support this. Of the 40 other permitted varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are most prominent.

As of 2018 there are around 80 wineries. Nearly half of these are located arround Koshu City. The 670 hectares (1,655 acres) of vineyards in Yamanashi produce around 40 percent of Japan's entire grape wine output. The wine industry in its modern form dates back to the 1870s in Yamanashi.

The top sweet wines of Winery Suntory

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Suntory

How Winery Suntory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Suntory

  • 1907With an average score of 2.60/5

Discover the grape variety: Koshu

One of the oldest varieties cultivated in Japan, generally in arbors/pergolas, most often used as a table grape and recently vinified and associated with other varieties. It is a Vitis vinifera also known in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United States... practically unknown in France.

The top white wines of Winery Suntory

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Suntory

How Winery Suntory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of roast pork with prunes, tunisian sandwich or nanie's diced ham quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Suntory

On the nose the white wine of Winery Suntory. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Suntory. is a .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Suntory

  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.15/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Suntory.

  • Koshu
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Muscat Bailey A

The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Suntory

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Suntory

How Winery Suntory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Suntory.

  • Macabeo
  • Parellada

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

The top pink wines of Winery Suntory

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Suntory

How Winery Suntory wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style or provençal tart with rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Suntory

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Suntory. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Suntory

  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Suntory.

  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Vinosity

When tasting a red wine, a pleasant sensation on the palate with a fruity and sappy character in harmony with a caressing and persistent presence of tannins.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Suntory

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 Suntory.

Discover the grape variety: Parellada

The white Parellada is a grape variety that originated in France (Spain). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. The white Parellada can be found cultivated in these vineyards: Languedoc & Roussillon, South West.

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The word of the wine: Sour

Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.