Merlot 2020 - Fromm

Merlot 2020 — Weingut Fromm

This Merlot 2020 from Weingut Fromm offers an elegant, fresh and precise Swiss expression of a grape variety often associated with warmer, more opulent styles. From Graubünden, it presents a more Alpine interpretation of Merlot, where black fruit, fine tannins and terroir freshness take precedence over sheer power.

The 2020 vintage offers a harmonious and already appealing profile: blackberry, black plum, black cherry, cassis, violet, discreet cocoa, sweet spices, blond tobacco, fine leather, graphite, fresh earth and an elegantly mineral finish. The wine combines roundness, precision and drinkability, with a supple texture and fine persistence.

Terroir: Graubünden, Alpine freshness and Merlot elegance

Graubünden offers a cool, luminous and contrasted setting, particularly favourable to precise red wines. In this region, Merlot retains a more slender and fresher expression than in very warm areas, with fine tannins, clear fruit and fine mineral energy. At Fromm, this approach gives a balanced, elegant and perfectly controlled wine.

Tasting notes

Appearance: deep ruby with garnet reflections, bright and still full of brilliance.

Nose: expressive and elegant, with blackberry, black plum, black cherry, cassis, violet, discreet cocoa, sweet spices, blond tobacco, fine leather, graphite and fresh earth.

Palate: supple, fresh and harmonious, with precise black fruit, fine tannins and a velvety texture. The finish is clean, lightly spicy and mineral, with an impression of freshness, balance and Alpine elegance.

Expression of the 2020 vintage

The 2020 vintage gives here a balanced Merlot, ripe without excess and marked by fine aromatic clarity. The freshness of Graubünden preserves the wine’s drive, while fruit ripeness brings roundness and depth. It can already be enjoyed for its harmony, while retaining potential to evolve towards notes of fine leather, sweet spices and time-polished black fruits.