Winery SuntoryMerlot
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot of Winery Suntory in the region of Yamanashi-ken often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot
The Merlot of Winery Suntory matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of wild boar with honey or rabbit with mustard in foil.
Details and technical informations about Winery Suntory's Merlot.
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 from Winery Suntory are 2014, 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Suntory
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.
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: Aroma
A pleasant smell that can be primary (or varietal, i.e. characteristic of the grape), secondary (resulting from fermentation) or tertiary (resulting from the aging of the wine in the bottle).
