Wines made from Merlot grapes of Bordeaux Supérieur

Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Bordeaux Supérieur.

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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 Bordeaux

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?

OakPresent in 87% of Merlot
Black fruitPresent in 81% of Merlot
EarthPresent in 80% of Merlot
Red fruitPresent in 71% of Merlot
Non oakPresent in 69% of Merlot
OakyPresent in 65% of Merlot
SpicesPresent in 63% of Merlot
LeatherPresent in 45% of Merlot
BlackberryPresent in 42% of Merlot
CherryPresent in 42% of Merlot

VanillaPresent in 42% of Merlot
MicrobioPresent in 41% of Merlot
EarthyPresent in 40% of Merlot
PlumPresent in 40% of Merlot
Black currantPresent in 33% of Merlot
TobaccoPresent in 33% of Merlot
PepperPresent in 30% of Merlot
Dark fruitPresent in 29% of Merlot
Red fruitPresent in 26% of Merlot
SmokePresent in 23% of Merlot

News about the grape variety Merlot

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Pian del Gallo – Tinazzi falls for Tuscany

The Tinazzi family, owners of the eponymous group with estates in Veneto and Puglia, has expanded to Tuscany with the acquisition, in early 2022, of a property in the Chianti Classico DOCG area. The Pian del Gallo estate includes 5.5 hectares of organically farmed vineyards and olive trees, as well as hospitality facilities. A fruitful quest The acquisition was not a sudden or impulsive decision, but rather the culmination of a long search for a Tuscan property to enrich the Tinazzi portfolio. G ...

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...