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
178 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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Sion
Lauréat Etoiles du Valais31 wines from this cellar
Provins
Provins is Switzerland’s largest producer, a leading business in the Valais economy. The winery takes in grapes from nearly 750 hectares of vines from throughout Valais.
Sierre
11 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).
Saillon
16 wines from this cellar
Cave Mandolé
Their business represents a little more than 6 hectares, planted with a dozen grape varieties, with plots distributed across the Saillon, Saxon and Fully.
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