The Winery Takahata of Yamanashi-ken

Winery Takahata - Arkadia Select Harvest Red Blend
The winery offers 57 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is ranked in the top 56 of the estates of Yamanashi-ken.
It is located in Yamanashi-ken

The Winery Takahata is one of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in of Yamanashi-ken to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Takahata wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Takahata

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Takahata

How Winery Takahata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, tajine of beef balls and merguez or garbure with duck confit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Takahata

On the nose the red wine of Winery Takahata. often reveals types of flavors of oak, black fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Takahata

  • 2014With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.16/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.12/5
  • 1990With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Pinot Noir
  • Petit Verdot
  • Alicante Bouschet

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 white wines of Winery Takahata

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Takahata

How Winery Takahata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, italian tabbouleh or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Takahata

On the nose the white wine of Winery Takahata. often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Takahata

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1990With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.48/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.44/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Delaware

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top pink wines of Winery Takahata

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Takahata

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

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Takahata

  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The word of the wine: Rich

Said of a complex and concentrated wine, whose power suggests a good capacity for ageing.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Takahata

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Takahata

How Winery Takahata wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roll with mustard, sushi cake or summer tuna quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Takahata

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Takahata. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Takahata

  • 1990With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.00/5

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

  • Chardonnay
  • Delaware
  • Muscat Bailey A
  • Niagara
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Orange Muscat

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Takahata

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 Takahata.

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.

News about Winery Takahata and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Rich

Said of a complex and concentrated wine, whose power suggests a good capacity for ageing.