Merlot

Eurasian species, native to France. Aliases Merlot, Melno, etc. The young leaves are orange and the upper and lower surfaces are densely fluffy. The tender shoots are green, the edges are bright pink, and the villi are of medium density. Leaf blade ovoid or suborbicular, wrinkled, upper surface rough, wavy protruding, lower surface sparse tomentose, 5-lobed. Petiole narrowly arched or elliptic.

The ear is medium-large, with an average weight of 110-225 grams, cylindrical or conical, with accessory spikes, relatively loose. The fruit is medium-large and round, with an average single grain weight of 1.4 to 3.3 grams. The pericarp is medium in thickness and blue-black. The pulp is soft and juicy, with a sugar content of 17.4%-18.8% and an acid content of 0.64%-0.80%. The fruit matured in the first and middle of September, and it was a mid-late ripening variety. The tree is moderate in potential, high in yield and moderate in disease resistance. It is a high quality raw material for making dry red wine.