A grape variety from the Gironde (F), Merlot is part of the blend of great Bordeaux wines. Its name comes from the blackbird, which particularly appreciates its berries. Its parents were discovered by DNA testing: it is a natural cross between Cabernet Franc and Magdeleine Noire des Charentes, an old grape that has recently come close to extinction. Merlot is a half-brother of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec (Cot) and Carmenère. In Switzerland, this easy-to-cultivate but sensitive to mildew variety was introduced in the middle of the 19th century in the canton of Vaud, but it was in Ticino that it flourished in front of the emblem of the canton after its introduction in 1906, following the appearance of phylloxera.
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Hybrid
Other names: Merlot
Allogenic
1177 HA
7.8%
Aroma Potential
Merlot noir has a coloring intensity greater than twice that of cinsaut. Its wine is sensitive to oxidation, hence it avoids too frequent contact with the air: it can be consumed quickly.Its mixture with the must of Cabernet Franc gives the wine more lightness, more delicacy, more mellowness and also enables it to acquire more quickly all the properties that should be its sharing. TheAromas of cherry, leather, spices, jammy strawberries, wild blackberries, animal notes (game), plum, notes of sloe, prune, liquorice, undergrowth, truffle, violet.
Cherry
Leather
Spices
Floral
Blackberry
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