 
 <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. <ibo> Ihe ọmụma dị mkpa bụ: Ihe ndekọ mbụ e dekọrọ banyere Merlot (n'okpuru aha ọzọ nke Merlau) bụ na ndetu nke onye ọrụ Bordeaux nke obodo ahụ bụ onye na 1784 kpọrọ mmanya sitere na mkpụrụ vaịn na mpaghara Libournais dị ka otu n'ime mpaghara kachasị mma. Ya mere, azịza ya bụ mpaghara Libournais. 