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
wine cellars
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Chamoson
14 wines from this cellar
Ghislaine Crittin - Cave du Vieux Pressoir
Gaining distinctions, firstly cantonal, then national and finally worldwide, has made it possible to position it as a quality cellar.
Charrat
11 wines from this cellar
Clément Gay
Clément Gay decided to entrust the entire winemaking process to Julien Fournier in order to devote himself completely to the cultivation of his 9 hectares.
Sierre
24 wines from this cellar
Caves du Paradis - Olivier Roten
Olivier Roten produces a range of 20 vintages, including a special barrel-aged collection, matured in casks for 12 months.
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