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Marina Danieli Merlot 2018, Doc Friuli Colli Orientali Bottle Marina Danieli Merlot 2018, Doc Friuli Colli Orientali

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
36984

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Josh Cellars Merlot 2017 Bottle Josh Cellars Merlot 2017

California, Usa
638221

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Merlot

Merlot is a red wine grape that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes 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 in Bordeaux wine where it is the most widely planted grape. Merlot is also one of the most popular red wine varietals in many markets.