Wines made from Merlot grapes of Mehedinti
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Mehedinti.
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 Mehedinti
The wine region of Mehedinti of Romania. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Corcova or the Domaine Terase Danubiane produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mehedinti are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Feteasca neagra, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mehedinti often reveals types of flavors of oaky, black fruit or cassis and sometimes also flavors of coffee, smoke or citrus fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Merlot
- BlueberryPresent in 2% of Merlot
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Merlot
- LemonPresent in 1% of Merlot
- StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Merlot
- CitrusPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Dried fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Dark fruitPresent in 1% of Merlot
- Sour cherryPresent in 1% of Merlot
- PlumPresent in 1% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
Bordeaux ‘Act for Change’ symposium
The focus of the symposium, unsurprisingly, was on the challenges posed by climate change. As if to illustrate the immediacy of the threat, the symposium took place during a heatwave, with temperatures of over 40°C in Bordeaux and extreme weather events recorded across the coountry: parts of southwest France saw violent storms and winds of 112kph on the evening of 20 June, while vineyards across the Médoc and St-Emilion were damaged by hailstones ‘the size of golfballs’. As Olivier Bernard of D ...
Duckhorn expands in Napa Valley with vineyard deals
Duckhorn Portfolio said it has acquired around 20 hectares (50 acres) of Napa Valley vineyards via separate deals. This includes 16 hectares (40 acres) of the Stanly Ranch vineyard in Los Carneros and the four-hectare (10 acre) Red Wing vineyard in St. Helena, said the group, which is listed under the ‘Napa’ ticker on the New York Stock Exchange. ‘As our portfolio has evolved to include 10 renowned luxury wineries, our commitment to having a robust estate vineyard programme continues to be centr ...
Women in wine: Bordeaux
Bordeaux has a history of extraordinary women running vineyards. In Sauternes & Barsac Françoise-Joséphine d’Yquem was imprisoned twice during the French revolution but managed to save both her neck and Château d’Yquem, 1er Grand Cru Classé Supérieur Sauternes. She then dedicated herself to her property, and introduced the practice of ‘tries successives’ or multiple passes through the vineyard during harvest to collect botrytised grapes at maximum maturity, transforming the quality of wines ...