Wines made from Merlot grapes of Bordeaux Supérieur - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Bordeaux Supérieur.
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 68% of Merlot
- Black fruitPresent in 64% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 58% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 56% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 50% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 41% of Merlot
- OakyPresent in 40% of Merlot
- BlackberryPresent in 33% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 32% of Merlot
- EarthyPresent in 25% of Merlot
- LeatherPresent in 25% of Merlot
- MicrobioPresent in 24% of Merlot
- PlumPresent in 24% of Merlot
- VanillaPresent in 19% of Merlot
- PepperPresent in 17% of Merlot
- TobaccoPresent in 15% of Merlot
- Black currantPresent in 14% of Merlot
- CheesePresent in 14% of Merlot
- Dark fruitPresent in 14% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 13% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
Tuscany’s Frescobaldi unveils Calimaia estate in Montepulciano
There are historic links between the area and the Frescobaldi family, which will make Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG wines at Tenuta Calimaia. Frescobaldi originally acquired the estate last year, when it was known as Corte alla Flora, and has now relaunched it within the group’s portfolio of Tuscan wineries. Tenuta Calimaia vineyards. Photo credit: Marchesi Frescobaldi. Montepulciano’s beauty ‘is literally breath-taking’, said Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of Marchesi Frescobaldi. ‘Here, i ...
Napa Valley’s Favia to get new winery and home
Favia will get a new winery as part of the move from its base in Coombsville to a 34.8-hectare (86 acres) vineyard estate in the Oakville American Viticultural Area (AVA). It’s part of a new partnership agreement between the star husband-and-wife duo behind Favia, winemaker Andy Erickson and viticulturist Annie Favia-Erickson, and their long-standing friends, the Huneeus family, who own the Oakville site and already have a portfolio of wines, including Quintessa. ‘This started as a conversation ...
Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination
Bodegas Vizar is located in the municipality of Villabáñez, to the east of Valladolid is Spain’s Castile and León region, bordering the Ribera del Duero DO. Vizar’s application to obtain the Dehesa Peñalba vino de pago DO was first put forward to, and approved by the Agrarian and Technological Institute of Castilla y León (ITACyL), in 2019. The proposal was then submitted to the European Commission, which granted the final green light earlier this month. ‘We started the process in 2015 and ...
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