Wines made from Merlot grapes of Médoc - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Médoc.
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's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 50% of Merlot
- Black fruitPresent in 44% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 40% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 31% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 30% of Merlot
- OakyPresent in 23% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 23% of Merlot
- MicrobioPresent in 14% of Merlot
- TobaccoPresent in 13% of Merlot
- EarthyPresent in 12% of Merlot
- VanillaPresent in 10% of Merlot
- PlumPresent in 10% of Merlot
- BlackberryPresent in 10% of Merlot
- Black currantPresent in 9% of Merlot
- LeatherPresent in 7% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 6% of Merlot
- Black fruitsPresent in 6% of Merlot
- CheesePresent in 6% of Merlot
- PepperPresent in 4% of Merlot
- CassisPresent in 4% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
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 ...
‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit
Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ‘space vines’ that were fired into orbit alongside bottles of Petrus 2000 have been nurtured alongside their ‘daughter’ plants in western France, said researchers in an update on the project. ‘The first “space grapes” are now visible on the canes just a few months after the replanting phase that occurred in February 2022,’ said Space Cargo Unlimited, the start-up leading the project. A total of 320 vine canes spent more than a year on the Int ...
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 ...
Discover the best wines made with Merlot of Médoc
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