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    Merlot Blanc

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Merlot Blanc is a grape variety with white berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 13 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 864 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    It is now grown in one country only: France.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 93%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Merlot × Folle Blanche, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 3 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    white1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    13 ha2
    World rank
    864 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 76551
    parentMerlot
    parentFolle Blanche
    Merlot Blanc

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. France13 ha

    Area, 2023

    1764644132000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Merlot Blanc grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance

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    Other names

    Merlot Blanc B · Merlau Blanc · Merlaut Blanc · Merlot Bianco

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 7655. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    2. Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3