Chateau Mercian
Chateau Mercian is a Japanese wine brand described on its official site as the 'origin of Japanese wine,' combining a long history with a pursuit of the cutting edge.
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Overview
Chateau Mercian is a Japanese wine brand whose official website describes it as a brand with a long history that can be called the 'origin of Japanese wine.' The brand states that it protects its position as the 'origin' while taking on the challenge of being 'cutting edge.' Its official site also describes ongoing efforts since the dawn of Japanese wine making to introduce new cultivation methods and challenge brewing techniques, and to contribute to the development of Japanese wine overall through disclosing new technologies, developing people, utilizing idle land, and creating employment, aiming for coexistence with the region, nature, and the future. The brand expresses the wish that Japanese wine become a drink loved and familiar to people in Japan and around the world, and that Japan become a world-famous wine region. Its official award page lists numerous awards and specialist magazine ratings for its wines.
History
Chateau Mercian's official website describes it as a brand with a long history that can be called the 'origin of Japanese wine.' The brand states that it protects its position as the 'origin' while taking on the challenge of being 'cutting edge.' According to its official site, since the dawn of Japanese wine making, Chateau Mercian has continued to introduce new cultivation methods and challenge brewing techniques, and has practiced disclosing new technologies, developing people, utilizing idle land, and creating employment for the development of Japanese wine overall, aiming for coexistence with the region, nature, and the future. The brand expresses the wish that Japanese wine become a drink loved and familiar to people in Japan and around the world, and that Japan become a world-famous wine region.
Products and positioning
A Japanese wine brand that positions itself as the 'origin of Japanese wine' while pursuing the 'cutting edge.'
Chateau Mercian Shinshu Kikyogahara Merlot 1985
Chateau Mercian Fuefuki Gris de Gris 2019
Chateau Mercian Hokushin Sagan Chardonnay Rivaris 2017
Chateau Mercian Shironodaira Altus 2013
Chateau Mercian Nagano Chardonnay Unwooded 2015
Chateau Mercian Hokushin Chardonnay RGC Chikuma River Left Bank Harvest 2016
Chateau Mercian Hokushin Chardonnay RDC Chikuma River Right Bank Harvest 2015
Chateau Mercian Mariko Vineyard Omnis 2009
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