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How to tell them apart in a blind tasting
The clearest separator between Malbec and Merlot is tannin: Malbec is Medium(+) while Merlot is Medium. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
Step 02
Compare structure side by side, then resolve the close-call with the right separator.
Malbec leans inky color, blackberry-plum fruit, and broad texture; Merlot leans plum-led fruit, softer tannin, and rounder mid-palate.
Train this pair →The clearest separator between Malbec and Merlot is tannin: Malbec is Medium(+) while Merlot is Medium. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
On the WSET ladder, Malbec is Medium(+) and Merlot is Medium for tannin.
Malbec and Merlot are both red grape varieties.