Winery Suntory - Iwadarehara Merlot

Winery SuntoryIwadarehara Merlot

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Iwadarehara Merlot of Winery Suntory is a red wine from the region of Yamanashi-ken.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

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The Iwadarehara Merlot of Winery Suntory matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue or deer jig.

Details and technical informations about Winery Suntory's Iwadarehara Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
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

Iwadarehara Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Iwadarehara Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Iwadarehara Merlot from Winery Suntory are 2015, 2014

Informations about the Winery Suntory

The winery offers 49 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.1.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Suntory is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 45 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 300 of of Japan wines
In the top 200 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 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: Drain

Stopper, originally made of wood, used to plug barrels and more generally all wooden containers used to store or mature wine.

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