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.
Merlot
145 ha out of 4675 ha, or 3.1%
Tasting profile
173 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
Find a cellarEtymology
From the French word Merle meaning blackbird—a bird which particulary likes berries
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Uvrier
17 wines from this cellar
Frédéric Dumoulin SA - L'Orpailleur
This winemaker develops wines mainly from his own 27-hectare estate and he welcomes in the cellar the fruit of the land that he helps it express itself.
Leytron
11 wines from this cellar
Domaine de la Creuse
Guérin Produit is delighted to welcome you to the estate to taste its famous Muscat muté.
Salquenen
38 wines from this cellar
Albert Mathier & Söhne
Albert Mathier & Fils pioneered winegrowing in the Valais at the beginning of the 20th century, and continues today with the maturing of wine in amphorae.
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