Wines made from Merlot grapes of Valle de Parras
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Valle de Parras.
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 Valle de Parras
The wine region of Valle de Parras of Mexico. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Bodegas San Lorenzo or the Domaine Don Leo produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Valle de Parras are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Valle de Parras often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or dark fruit and sometimes also flavors of cedar, non oak or earth.
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 11% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 11% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 9% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 9% of Merlot
- OakPresent in 9% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 9% of Merlot
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Merlot
- Dried fruitPresent in 5% of Merlot
- FloralPresent in 4% of Merlot
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CharcoalPresent in 1% of Merlot
- RaisinPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Black currantPresent in 1% of Merlot
- EucalyptusPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Merlot
- MushroomPresent in 1% of Merlot
- ClovePresent in 1% of Merlot
- CassisPresent 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 ...
Château Lafon-Rochet appoints Christophe Congé as MD
Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...
Pian del Gallo – Tinazzi falls for Tuscany
The Tinazzi family, owners of the eponymous group with estates in Veneto and Puglia, has expanded to Tuscany with the acquisition, in early 2022, of a property in the Chianti Classico DOCG area. The Pian del Gallo estate includes 5.5 hectares of organically farmed vineyards and olive trees, as well as hospitality facilities. A fruitful quest The acquisition was not a sudden or impulsive decision, but rather the culmination of a long search for a Tuscan property to enrich the Tinazzi portfolio. G ...