Winery Suntory - Merlot

Winery SuntoryMerlot

3.5
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The 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).

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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Suntory's Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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

Merlot - 2015
In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Merlot - 2014
In the top 100 of of Yamanashi-ken wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

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

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 3 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 250 of of Japan wines
In the top 150 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: Dish

Wine lacking tone and relief in the mouth.

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