Wines made from Merlot grapes of Yecla
Discover the best wines made with Merlot as a single variety or as a blend of Yecla.
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 Murcie
The wine region of Yecla is located in the region of Murcie of Spain. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castaño or the Domaine Barahonda produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yecla are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Tempranillo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yecla often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or rosemary and sometimes also flavors of tar, sandalwood or bramble.
What are the typical flavors of the Merlot grape variety?
- OakPresent in 8% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 7% of Merlot
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Merlot
- EarthPresent in 5% of Merlot
- Non oakPresent in 5% of Merlot
- SpicesPresent in 4% of Merlot
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Merlot
- CherryPresent in 2% of Merlot
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Merlot
- PepperPresent in 2% of Merlot
- RaspberryPresent in 2% of Merlot
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Merlot
- BlueberryPresent in 2% of Merlot
- BlackberryPresent in 2% of Merlot
- EarthyPresent in 2% of Merlot
- SmokePresent in 2% of Merlot
- OakyPresent in 2% of Merlot
- SavoryPresent in 1% of Merlot
- CheesePresent in 1% of Merlot
News about the grape variety Merlot
Lafleur 2022 en primeur release ‘one of best buys’
Château Lafleur 2022 was released en primeur this morning (19 May) at €610 ex-négociant, up 8.9% on the debut price of the 2021 vintage in last year’s campaign, according to Liv-ex, which quoted a recommended onward selling price in the UK of £7,440 per case (12x75cl in bond). There has been an early trend for price rises on Bordeaux 2022 en primeur releases, partly reflecting the higher quality of the wines versus the 2021 vintage, although the scale of price increases has varied significantly ...
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 ...
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 ...