Merlot

Merlot isvarietyWine grape usedcreatepopular red wine. Merlot-based wines usually have medium bodyhintsberrycurrant. Most connosieurs consider"easydrink" when comparedother red wines, particularly its traditional blending partner Cabernet Sauvignon. Its softness"fleshiness", combinedits earlier ripening, makes Merlot an ideal grapeblend withsterner, later-ripening Cabernet. Many Merlotsmade instyle popularnewer red wine drinkers (thoughbe clear, good merlots accompanying appropriate foodpopularmany regular wine drinkers as well).

Itproduced primarilyFranceCalifornia,onlesser scaleAustralia, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland,Slovenia. Most wines from Bordeaux contain at least some Merlot,inregionsPomerolSaint-Emilion itnot unusualMerlotcomprisemajority ofblend. One ofmost famousrare wines inworld, Château Pétrusalmost all Merlot.

White Merlotlightercolor than Merlot because some ofgrapesnot crushed before goingpress, thus minimizingcolor extracted fromskins. Some producersWhite Merlot include Sutter Home, Forest Glen,Beringer. It normally hashintraspberry flavor. White Merlot was reputedly first marketed inlate 1990s.

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