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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Chateau Picoron
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau Petit Picoron Bordeaux 'Mon Nom' 2019"Founded in 1570 by the Picoron family, Château Picoron has a long history of ..."$34.99 -
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James Suckling99 points
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Jeb Dunnuck100 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Chateau Angelus
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau Angelus Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018"Château Angélus is a Premier Grand Cru Classé A estate on south-facing slopes..."$1,000.00 -
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James Suckling98 points
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Robert Parker's98 points
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Antonio Galloni97 points
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Decanter93 points
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Jeb Dunnuck98 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Chateau de Bellevue
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.8% Alcohol
Chateau Bellevue Mondotte 2020"Almost opaque in colour, the wine is equally dark on the palate with its blac..."$270.00 -
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James Suckling97 points
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Robert Parker's98 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Chateau Canon
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau Canon 2016"Château Canon is a Premier Grand Cru Classé château in Saint-Émilion, Bordeau..."$329.00 -
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Lisa Perrotti-B99 points
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James Suckling99 points
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Antonio Galloni99 points
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Jeb Dunnuck99 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Chateau Figeac
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau Figeac 2018"One of the great names and terroirs of Saint Emilion whose wines exude class ..."$640.00 -
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Decanter91-93 points
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Wine Enthusiast91-93 points
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Antonio Galloni91-93 points
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The Wine Advoca91-93+ points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Chateau Franc Mayne
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
Chateau Franc Mayne 2019"A Grand Cru Classe of Saint-Emilion, Chateau Franc Mayne enjoys an exceptiona..."$79.00 -
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Robert Parker's95 points
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James Suckling95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2012
- Brand Chateau Gazin
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau Gazin 2012"Surveying the pantheon of Bordeaux excellence, the 2012 Chateau Gazin from Ch..."$199.99 -
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James Suckling98 points
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Decanter97 points
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Jeb Dunnuck97 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2005
- Brand Chateau la Conseillante
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau La Conseillante 2005""The fruit is forward and precocious, but there is enough stuffing, structure..."$799.00 -
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Robert Parker's95 points
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Neal Martin94 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2008
- Brand Chateau la Conseillante
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau La Conseillante 2008"An exquisite bouquet of incense, raspberry jam, kirsch, licorice, and hints o..."$475.00 -
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James Suckling95 points
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Robert Parker's95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2009
- Brand Chateau La Fleur de Gay
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau La Fleur de Gay 2009"Château La Fleur de Gay is a Bordeaux red wine made in the Pomerol appellatio..."$200.00 -
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Forbes Magazine95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Chateau La Loubiere
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau La Loubiere Bordeaux Superieur 2020"This beautiful Château is located on the Northern slopes of the Entre-Deux-Me..."$44.99 -
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Jane Anson97 points
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Robert Parker's95 points
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James Suckling94 points
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Jeb Dunnuck97 points
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Lisa Perrotti-B96 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Chateau Laroque
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Chateau Laroque 2022"Château Laroque 2022 is an exceptional wine that will truly delight your sens..."$79.00 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Chateau Picoron
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Chateau Petit Picoron Bordeaux 2017"Founded in 1570 by the Picoron family, Château Picoron has a long history of ..."$34.99 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1970
- Brand Chateau Petrus
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Petrus 1970"The panoply of exotic aromas and flavors typically encompasses black raspberr..."$7,000.00 -
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Wine Spectator94 points
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Wine Enthusiast94 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1971
- Brand Chateau Petrus
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Petrus 1971"The panoply of exotic aromas and flavors typically encompasses black raspberr..."$7,000.00 -
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Jeannie Cho Lee98 points
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Jancis Robinson97 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1990
- Brand Chateau Petrus
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Petrus 1990"The 1990 Petrus remains incredibly young, one of the least evolved wines of t..."$12,000.00 -
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Lisa Perrotti-B100 points
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James Suckling99-100 points
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Jeannie Cho Lee99 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Chateau Petrus
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Chateau Petrus 2016"The 2016 Pétrus just coats the tongue right away with alluring raspberry and ..."$7,500.00 -
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James Suckling92 points
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Jeb Dunnuck90 points
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Vinous89 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Chateau-Saintayme
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Chateau Saintayme 2018"From the team of Denis Durantou, the 2018 Saintayme (100% Merlot brought up i..."$38.85 -
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James Suckling100 points
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Robert Parker's100 points
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Wine Spectator98 points
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Decanter97 points
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Vinous97 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2010
- Brand Vieux Château Certan
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Vieux Chateau Certan 2010"Pomerol is the smallest wine region in Bordeaux. It produces some of the best..."$990.00 -
Merlot in Australia is not a variety you will often see unblended, until recently. It is most often used to add suppleness and mid-palate to Cabernet’s stern, serious structure. In Australia, Merlot is now achieving considerable recognition as a varietal wine. Merlot blended wines are available from the warmer inland regions, such as Riverina, Riverland and Murray Darling. Single varietal Merlot from the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale produces a softer dry plummy wine. Whereas the cooler climates such as the Yarra Valley and Margaret River tends to take on more savoury characters with firmer tannins.
It is the most widely planted grape in Bordeaux, France where planting has rapidly expanded throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils, is relatively simple to cultivate and is a naturally high yielding. In St Emilion and Pomerol, it withstands the moist clay-rich soils far better than Cabernet, producing opulently rich, plummy wines. Le Pin, Pétrus and Clinet are examples of some of the best (and most expensive) Merlot based wines.
Merlot is now grown in virtually all wine growing countries and is particularly successful in New Zealand, California, Chile and Northern Italy. New Zealand's Hawkes Bay is producing outstanding Merlot-based blends, especially from the Gimblett Gravels.