Wines made from Merlot grapes of Malepère
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Malepère.
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 Languedoc-Roussillon
Malepere is an appellation of red and rosé wines from an area immediately Southwest of Carcassonne in the Languedoc-Rousillon wine region of southern France. The appellation was created as VDQS Côtes de la Malepere in January 1983 and was promoted to FullAOC status in 2007, under the simpler name Malepere. As with the stylistically similar Cabardes appellation (directly to the North), Malepere wines are made from an eclectic combination of Bordeaux and Languedoc grapes. Merlot is the most widely used, combined with Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Grenache, Syrah and Cinsaut.
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 9% of Merlot
- Black fruitPresent in 9% of Merlot
- OakPresent in 8% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 7% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 6% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Merlot
- BlackberryPresent in 4% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 3% of Merlot
- PlumPresent in 3% of Merlot
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CassisPresent in 2% of Merlot
- TobaccoPresent in 2% of Merlot
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Merlot
- OakyPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CinnamonPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- BlueberryPresent in 1% of Merlot
- FloralPresent in 1% of Merlot
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