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Merlot, n.
(ˈmɜːləʊ, ‖ mɛrlo)
Also 9 murleau, (rare) Merlau, and with lower-case initial.
[a. F. merlot, in same sense, dim. of merle blackbird (see merle n.).]
A variety of vine of the species Vitis vinifera yielding black grapes used in wine-making; the grape of this variety, widely grown throughout France, esp. around Bordeaux, in California, and in other temperate regions. Also, the soft-textured, distinctively fruit-flavoured red wine made from this grape.
1825J. Busby Treat. Culture Vine ii. 71 The murleau. This variety announces much vigour, by the strength of its wood. 1833C. Redding Hist. & Descr. Mod. Wines v. 141 The vine plants most cultivated in the canton of Bourg are the merlot, the carminet, the mancin, the teinturier, the petit chalosse noire, and..the prolongeau. 1888Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 604/2 The vines of the Cabernet species..are not so greatly used as the Merlot, which is very productive, and not so liable to attacks from Oidium. 1978Amer. Poetry Rev. Nov./Dec. 22/3 Two or three empty bottles of Merlot, Avant-garde of the gallons that are to come. 1986J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines 91 Merlot, or more properly Merlot Noir since there is a distinctly different variety called Merlot Blanc, is one of the wine world's great underdogs. 1992Air Canada en Route Aug. 58/3 A seductive compote of merlot, blackberries and pecans. |