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
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Ayent
16 wines from this cellar
Cave Emery
The winemaking methods, inherited from their ancestors and refined by cutting-edge technology, are reflected in the quality of their wines.
Savièse
16 wines from this cellar
Cave Au Soleil Levant
Blaise Dubuis controls the entire production process, from the vine to the bottle and produces 13 wines.
Sion
25 wines from this cellar
Maison Gilliard
Maison Gilliard has created some iconic wines : Dôle des Monts in 1886, Fendant Les Murettes in 1921, and the legendary Porte de Novembre in 1960.
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