Merlot

About this grape variety

Merlot is among those varieties that ripen somewhat late. It is grown in virtually all major wine-producing areas, including Valais.

It prefers vine parcels that are not too dry. Its ideal growing conditions are clay soils, often at the base of slopes.

It is a charming wine on its own but when blended with others the body and suaveness it offers are incomparable.

Information

  • Nose

    Notes of roast coffee, espresso and burnt cherry

  • Palate

    Supple, suave tannins, deep ruby hue with violet streaks, vinous character featuring aromas of wild berries and chocolate

  • Origin

    It comes from the Cabernet family and was introduced into Ticino in 1907.

Merlot

145 ha out of 4675 ha, or 3.1%

Tasting profile

Fruity

Floral

Full

Fresh

Semi-sweet

Rich

Not sweet

172 wine producers cultivate this grape variety

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Etymology

From the French word Merle meaning blackbird—a bird which particulary likes berries

wine cellar(s)

Taste this grape variety

St-Léonard

8 wines from this cellar

Domaine Val’Dingue

The work in the Valdingués vineyards is manual and close to nature, while respecting biodiversity.

Sierre

10 wines from this cellar

Baronnie du CEp K

A dozen wines are offered, ranging from whites to reds, and not forgetting the Rosé de Merlot, all designated as Bio Suisse (organic).

Fully

16 wines from this cellar

Cave Etienne et Raoul Taramarcaz

Etienne Taramarcaz has two favourite wines : Gamay for the reds, an extraordinary bouquet and Arvine for the whites, a noble, full-bodied and virile wine.

Your tasting profile

Select your favourite type of wine or indicate what you are looking for in a wine and find out which Valais wine is right for you.

apricots, citrus fruits, exotic or red fruits, almonds, etc.Fruity

violet, elder, lime, rose, etc.Floral

low in alcohol, low in tanninsLight

Medium-bodied

intense alcohol, acidity and aromasFull

dominated by acid, which gives the wine a fresh appearanceCrisp

Fresh

without acidity, round, smoothSoft

no residual sugarDry

Semi-sweet

mellow wine, fairly supple, fleshyRich

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