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As one of the world’s most widely planted wine grapes, its future is intimately tied to the shifting climate. From the sun-drenched hills of Bordeaux to the valleys of California and Chile, warming temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, and increasing extreme
Merlot is renowned for its approachable, fruit-forward profile. In its classic expressions from regions like Bordeaux’s Right Bank (e.g., Pomerol and Saint-Émilion), it produces wines with plush textures and aromas of ripe plums, black cherries, and herbal notes. Its success
