BordeauxMerlot is a soft, approachable red grape known for its plush texture and gentler tannins than its frequent blending partner, Cabernet Sauvignon. It ripens earlier and produces wines with juicy plum, black cherry, and cassis flavors, ranging from lush and velvety in warm climates to leaner and more herbal in cooler ones like Bordeaux. Its friendly character has made it one of the most popular red wines by the glass worldwide.
Also known as Bordò, Langon, Merlau, Picard.
Primary flavors
Blackberry Black cherry Cassis Plum
Styles
Bold red
Lineage
Merlot is a crossing of Cabernet Franc.
Grown in
Bordeaux
California
Columbia Valley
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Médoc
Napa Valley
Pomerol
Saint-Émilion
Villány
Washington
Abruzzo
Australia
Bairrada
Bakhmut
Bolgheri
Bulgarian wine
Canada
Central Coast
Chianti
Chianti Classico
Chile
Coonawarra, South Australia
Eger
Finger Lakes
Hunter Valley
Israeli wine
Jumilla
Languedoc-Roussillon
Margaret River
Moldovan wine
New Zealand
Okanagan Valley
Oregon
Penedès
Piedmont
Santa Barbara County
Sicily
Slovenian wine
Sonoma County, California
Ukraine
Uruguayan wine
Veneto
Virginia
Willamette Valley
Graves
Maipo Valley
Margaux
Pauillac
Pessac-Léognan
Priorat
Ribera del Duero
Saint-Estèphe
Saint-Julien
Texas
Tuscany
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