{"id":2096,"date":"2019-08-02T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T22:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chantegrive.ch\/produit\/crescendo-merlot\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T23:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T22:04:36","slug":"merlot-crescendo-aged-in-oak-barrels","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.chantegrive.ch\/en\/produit\/merlot-crescendo-aged-in-oak-barrels\/","title":{"rendered":"Merlot, Crescendo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1805302476\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1580579628\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>Merlot, Crescendo<br \/>\n<span class=\"alt-font\">Oak barrels aging: 12 to 16 months<\/span><\/h2>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1327724489\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1327724489 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p class=\"lead\">Half-brother of Cabernet Sauvignon, \u00ab<strong>Merlot<\/strong>\u00bb was first introduced to Switzerland in the canton of Vaud in the mid-19th century. Because of its adaptability and strength, it is not uncommon for Merlot to be blended with Cabernet Franc and preferably aged in oak barrels<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2116417179\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1417867974\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Tasting the Crescendo Merlot<\/h3>\n<p>From its terroir, it draws its fruitiness and reveals a subtle aromatic palette. Its soft tannins are derived from its slow aging in oak barrels. Its fruity attack is reminiscent of ripe fruit, forest fruits and black cherry. Its slightly spicy finish with cocoa notes gives it a feeling of richness.<\/p>\n<h4>Food pairing<\/h4>\n<p>\u00abMerlot\u00bb requires elaborate dishes with beef or a veal chop with grilled vegetables. It also accompanies gourmet dishes, or even a steak of grilled salmon.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1547870738\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner dark\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>Time to keep<\/h4>\n<p>Time to keep: 5 to 8 years<br \/>\nTo store: Aging temperature around 12 \u00b0 C and must be homogeneous throughout the cellar.<\/p>\n<h4>Serving temperature<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chantegrive.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/thermometer-icon-white-domaine-de-chantegrive-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"51\" \/>Serving temperature: 13 to 16\u00b0c<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3>Crescendo: Merlot<\/h3>\n<p><em>Grape variety: Merlot<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"lead\">From its terroir, it draws its fruitiness and reveals a subtle aromatic palette. Its soft tannins are derived from its slow aging in oak barrels. Its fruity attack is reminiscent of ripe fruit, forest fruits and black cherry. Its slightly spicy finish with cocoa notes gives it a feeling of richness.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chantegrive.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/logo-grive-rouge-domaine-de-chantegrive.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Box of 6 bottles<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>6x 75 cl = <strong>CHF 168.-<\/strong> (CHF 28.- per bt.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6135,"template":"","meta":{"iawp_total_views":58},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[203],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2096","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-crescendo-en","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"shipping-taxable","11":"purchasable","12":"product-type-simple","13":"add-to-wishlist-after_add_to_cart"},"group_of_quantity":6,"min_quantity":6,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Merlot Crescendo Wine matured in oak barrels - Domaine de Chantegrive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Crescendo Merlot Domaine de Chantegrive - Merlot is a mono variety of intense color with purple reflections. 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