 
 <translate> The relevant information is: The earliest recorded mention of Merlot (under the synonym of Merlau) was in the notes of a local Bordeaux official who in 1784 labeled wine made from the grape in the Libournais region as one of the area's best.
So, the answer is the Libournais region. <hau> Bayanan da suka dace sune: Rubutun farko da aka rubuta game da Merlot (a ƙarƙashin sunan Merlau) ya kasance a cikin bayanan wani jami'in Bordeaux na gida wanda a cikin 1784 ya lakafta ruwan inabi da aka yi daga inabin a yankin Libournais a matsayin ɗayan mafi kyawun yankin. Don haka, amsar ita ce yankin Libournais. 