Cousino-Macul Merlot 2022 750ml

This Merlot captures black cherry, plum and raspberry and presents it in a smooth, fleshy style. Soft and medium-bodied, the cherry and bright raspberry fruit mingles with hints of anise and spice. The finish is smooth and reveals a lingering touch of tobacco and spice.

• Country: Chile
• Region: Valle Central
• Appellation: Maipo
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red
• Alcohol by Vol: 14.0%

Varietal

Merlot

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key ‘Bordeaux’ varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.