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Château Mercian Mariko Omnis 2016 Takes Gold At The Decanter World Wine Awards 2021
Japanese wine recognized again for excellence with a score of 96
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July 20, 2021
Mercian Corporation
TOKYO, July 20, 2021 - Château Mercian Mariko Omnis 2016 from Mercian Corporation (a Kirin Group company) received the highest score among Japanese red wines – 96 - and won the Gold Medal in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 held in London, England from June 14 to June 23. This marks yet another international recognition for Château Mercian-produced wines.
Decanter World Wine Awards
The Decanter World Wine Awards, held in London annually since 2004, is one of the world’s largest wine competitions with more than 10,000 entries every year and is organized by the U.K.-based wine and lifestyle magazine Decanter. The panel of judges comprises winemakers, wine journalists, and wine experts with the Master of Wine qualification, which is considered one of the most hardest-to-get qualifications in the wine industry. In the 2021 competition, 18,093 wines entered.
Gold Medal Winner: Château Mercian Mariko Omnis 2016
A blend of red wine varieties harvested from the “Best Vineyard in Asia” - Château Mercian Mariko Vineyard - surrounded by the scenic Japanese Alps in Nagano Prefecture, this iconic wine represents the Château Mercian Mariko Winery and expresses the terroir of the year for the vineyard. The 2016 vintage is well-structured with good acidity, rich fruit and voluminous tannins, and is expected to evolve further with bottle aging. The name "Omnis" means "all" in Latin and expresses the full potential of the red wines of the Mariko Vineyard.
About Kirin Holdings
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is an international company that operates in the Food & Beverages domain (Food & Beverages businesses), Pharmaceuticals domain (Pharmaceuticals businesses), and Health Science domain (Health Science business), both in Japan and across the globe.
Kirin Holdings can trace its roots to Japan Brewery which was established in 1885. Japan Brewery became Kirin Brewery in 1907. Since then, the company expanded its business with fermentation and biotechnology as its core technologies, and entered the pharmaceutical business in the 1980s, all of which continue to be global growth centers. In 2007, Kirin Holdings was established as a pure holding company and is currently focusing on boosting its Health Science domain.
Under the Kirin Group Vision 2027 (KV 2027), a long-term management plan launched in 2019, the Kirin Group aims to become “A global leader in CSV*, creating value across our world of Food & Beverages to Pharmaceuticals.” Going forward, the Kirin Group will continue to leverage its strengths to create both social and economic value through its businesses, with the aim of achieving sustainable growth in corporate value.
* Creating Shared Value: combined added value for consumers as well as for society at large.