Merlot offers ripe plum and cocoa on a supple, low-friction palate that makes it one of the easiest reds to love young. It anchors Bordeaux's Right Bank in Saint-Émilion and Pomerol, where it can produce profound, velvety wines.
Characteristics
- Colour
- red
- Body
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
- Tannin
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
Typical flavours
- plum
- black cherry
- cocoa
- vanilla
Where Merlot grows best
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What to eat with Merlot
- roast chicken
- pork
- mushroom dishes