Dark, plum wine, almost black, but still a grape's deep colour.
Merlot is a deep maroon, close to plum.
It can be described as deep, rich, dark and dim.
Set in white, because white reads best on it.
Merlot is a dark-blue-colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, make Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.
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