TENUTA FERNANDA CAPPELLO

Merlot is a black grape variety originating from the Gironde area in Bordeaux. Its first description appears in the varietal collection of the Jardin de Luxembourg in 1789. Later records identify Merlot among the “Crus” of Médoc alongside Cabernet Franc and Malbec. The earliest evidence of its cultivation in Italy dates back to the second half of the 19th century, as documented by the ampelographic collection of the School of Viticulture and Oenology of Conegliano, around 1880. Many associate its arrival with Napoleon’s troops: in Friuli, the first plantings were carried out in San Giorgio della Richinvelda and Fagagna, thanks to the interest of Senator Pecile.