Wines made from Merlot grapes of Terre di Chieti
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Terre di Chieti.
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 Abruzzes
The wine region of Terre di Chieti is located in the region of Abruzzes of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantine Mucci or the Domaine Tenuta Ulisse produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terre di Chieti are Pecorino, Sangiovese and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terre di Chieti often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of yeast, elderflower or passion fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 10% of Merlot
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 4% of Merlot
- OakPresent in 4% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Tropical fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 1% of Merlot
- OakyPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Citrus fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- BlueberryPresent in 1% of Merlot
- TobaccoPresent in 1% of Merlot
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Merlot
- PlumPresent in 1% of Merlot
- CocoaPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Tree fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
Daou Family Estates in Paso Robles expands to Tuscany
The new Daou Family estate has yet to be named but the purchase includes 70 hectares of land and an old farmhouse called Coroglie. Next month, the Daou brothers will plant 20 hectares of vines focusing on Bordeaux varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The vineyard will incorporate biodynamic principles, as well as dry-farming and organic approaches. The first harvest is planned for 2025. Winemaker Daniel Daou was drawn to the new estate by the similarities he found with the pr ...
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 ...
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 ...