Merlot
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Merlot is a dark-blue-colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird
Merlot grapes on the vine
A main cluster and an attached "wing cluster" of Merlot grapes with its characteristic dark-blue color
Cabernet Franc, one of the parent varieties of Merlot
Merlot leaf from Hedges vineyard in the Red Mountain AVA
Cabernet Franc
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Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in
Merlot
…a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin. Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes used in Bordeaux wine, and it is the most widely planted grape in the Bordeaux wine…
Cabernet Franc in Viala & Vermorel
Cabernet Franc grapes
Cabernet Franc leaf
Cabernet Franc is a significant contributor to the character of the Bordeaux wine Chateau Cheval Blanc from St-Emilion.