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Merlot Le Merle®

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Fine and soft, le Merle was born from Elena and Eleonora’s desire to experiment and innovate. With this international variety, Les Crêtes challenges the suitability of the Valdostan terroir to make a mountain merlot with great texture and elegance.

It is called Le Merle, from the French word for blackbird, because the vineyard, during the harvest is crowded with blackbirds, who are fond of it.

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Features

  • Production area Aymavilles, Aosta Valley
  • Serving Temperature 16° - 18°C
  • Type of glass Grand Ballon
  • Longevity Età 25 anni
  • Climate trend Alpine climate with short, cool, breezy summers. Long cold winters with large temperature ranges. Low rainfall levels (500-1000 mm. annually).
  • Harvest and annual production Manual, mid-October. 4,000 bott.
  • First vintage 2015
  • Available formats 750 ml

Vineyard

  • Vineyard Area about 0.50 ha, Guyot counter-espalier; planting 7,500 feet per hectare. Yield 6,500 kg/ha.
  • Altitude Altitude 650 meters above sea level.
  • Type of land Granitic matrix moraine soils, loose (sand +50%, medium silt and limestone, abundant skeleton), sloping. Terraces with exposure with northwest exposure.

Production process

  • Vinification De-stemming of chilled grapes, 12-day temperature-controlled (25 °C) whole-grape fermentation with daily pumping over.
  • Aging 300L French oak barrels 50% new and 50% second-passage for 18 months.
  • Bottle aging 12 months
  • Total acidity 5.5 g/L
  • pH 3.4
  • Net dry extract Alcohol 14.5% vol.

Tasting Notes

  • Deep ruby. On the nose, notes of small red fruits, blueberry and blackberry jam accompany floral, violet and rose notes. On the palate, spicy nuances combine with hints of roasted cocoa, making the finish persuasive.

Recommended pairings

  • Donkey stew, T-bone steak, veal ossobuco, lamb loin.

Awards and honors

Guide - PublicationEditionRecognitionVintage
Robert Parker Wine Advocate202491/1002020
James Suckling202391 pts2020
Luca Maroni - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines202495/1002020
Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy - DoctorWine by Daniele Cernili202493/1002020
Gilbert & Gaillard202390/100-Doble Gold Medal2020
Guide - PublicationEditionRecognitionVintage
Mondial du Merlot Sierre-Switzerland2023Gold Medal2019
The Wines of Veronelli202392/1002018
Gambero Rosso - wines of Italy20232 glasses2018
Luca Maroni - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines202394/1002018
James Suckling2021902017
Guide - PublicationEditionRecognitionVintage
Luca Maroni - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines202192 points2017
Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy - DoctorWine by Daniele Cernili202192 points2017
AIS Vitae-The Wine Guide202188/1002017
Luca Maroni - Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines202093 points2016
The Wines of Veronelli202090/1002016

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We would like to inform our customers that the shop and its tasting room will be open on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, and on Friday 1, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 May 2026.
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SR20, n. 50
11010 Aymavilles (AO)
Valle d’Aosta, Italy

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