Wines made from Merlot grapes of Malepère

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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 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 Full AOC 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?

Black fruitPresent in 8% of Merlot
Red fruitPresent in 7% of Merlot
OakPresent in 7% of Merlot
SpicesPresent in 6% of Merlot
EarthPresent in 5% of Merlot
Non oakPresent in 4% of Merlot
BlackberryPresent in 4% of Merlot
CherryPresent in 3% of Merlot
PlumPresent in 3% of Merlot
OakyPresent in 2% of Merlot

Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Merlot
StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Merlot
VanillaPresent in 2% of Merlot
CassisPresent in 2% of Merlot
TobaccoPresent in 2% of Merlot
FloralPresent in 1% of Merlot
MicrobioPresent in 1% of Merlot
Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
BlueberryPresent in 1% of Merlot
CinnamonPresent in 1% of Merlot

News about the grape variety Merlot

Bordeaux 2022 harvest: Vintage looks ‘very promising’

A ‘very promising’ vintage is expected, said the regional wine council (CIVB), as the Bordeaux 2022 harvest gets underway for reds. It’s still too early to judge fully and yields will be lower in some cases following heat, drought and also hailstorms during the growing season, yet the CIVB cited ‘attractive but small berries’ and healthy vineyard conditions during the crucial flowering period and for harvest. Europe has seen early starts to wine harvests in 2022 and the C ...

‘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 ...

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...