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
174 wine producers cultivate this grape variety
Find a cellarEtymology
From the French word Merle meaning blackbird—a bird which particulary likes berries
wine cellar(s)
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Saillon
11 wines from this cellar
Cave des Remparts
Yvon Cheseaux works in the cellar with his daughter Manon, while the rest of the family is always ready to help.
Martigny
21 wines from this cellar
Domaine Gérald Besse
Gérald Besse and his daughter Sarah, an oenology and viticulture engineer, produce wines of character, matured with respect for the grape variety.
Savièse
27 wines from this cellar
Cave Bridy
The wines are made according to proven methods that respect the type of grape varieties and their primary organoleptic qualities.
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