Wines made from Merlot grapes of Aconcagua Valley
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Aconcagua Valley.
More informations about the 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.
More informations about the region of Aconcagua
The Aconcagua Valley is a wine-producing region of Chile, located 100 kilometres (60 miles) North of the capital, Santiago. It was Long thought that this hot, Dry valley was not suitable for growing wine grapes but the quality of the region's modern-day Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot has robustly reversed this opinion. The Aconcagua Valley is found on the east side of the Aconcagua region, one of Chile's four main producing regions. It takes its name from the eponymous river flowing through it, which in turn is named after the 6,960 meter-high (2,284ft) Mt.
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 8% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 8% of Merlot
- OakPresent in 8% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 5% of Merlot
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Merlot
- MicrobioPresent in 3% of Merlot
- CaramelPresent in 2% of Merlot
- NutmegPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CassisPresent in 2% of Merlot
- MushroomPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CinnamonPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Red currantPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Merlot
- MintPresent in 2% of Merlot
- PepperPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CranberryPresent in 2% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’
The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...
Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium
The focus of the symposium, unsurprisingly, was on the challenges posed by climate change. As if to illustrate the immediacy of the threat, the symposium took place during a heatwave, with temperatures of over 40°C in Bordeaux and extreme weather events recorded across the coountry: parts of southwest France saw violent storms and winds of 112kph on the evening of 20 June, while vineyards across the Médoc and St-Emilion were damaged by hailstones ‘the size of golfballs’. As Olivier Bernard of D ...
Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’
My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...