Wines made from Merlot grapes of Bordeaux Supérieur - Page 5
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 65% of Merlot
- Black fruitPresent in 55% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 47% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 47% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 41% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 36% of Merlot
- OakyPresent in 31% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 28% of Merlot
- MicrobioPresent in 22% of Merlot
- BlackberryPresent in 21% of Merlot
- LeatherPresent in 19% of Merlot
- EarthyPresent in 19% of Merlot
- PlumPresent in 18% of Merlot
- VanillaPresent in 14% of Merlot
- PepperPresent in 13% of Merlot
- CheesePresent in 12% of Merlot
- TobaccoPresent in 12% of Merlot
- RaspberryPresent in 9% of Merlot
- Black fruitsPresent in 9% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 9% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
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 ...
Va Piano purchases 21 hectare vineyard in Walla Walla Valley
The boutique producer plans to grow Bordeaux and Italian varietals on the land, which it has purchased from SeVein Vineyards. The parcel is located in the middle of the SeVein slope, 274 to 335 metres (900 to 1,100 feet) above sea level. It benefits from similar loam soils and elevation to the celebrated Seven Hills Vineyard, which is located on the next ridge to the east. ‘I really feel like we are getting the best spot in all of SeVein for top quality Bordeaux and Italian varietals,’ said Va P ...
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 ...
Discover the best wines made with Merlot of Bordeaux Supérieur
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