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Campbell Mattin93 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard 'The Revivalist' Merlot 2021"The Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard covers a steep cut of country from the ri..."$84.99 -
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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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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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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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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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Campbell Mattin93 points
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Gary Walsh93 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard 'the Revivalist' Merlot 2014"Great Merlot is as elusive as it is seductive and when selecting parcels for ..."$79.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2015
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard 'The Revivalist' Merlot 2015"100% Merlot matured in French oak for 15 months."$75.00 -
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Huon Hooke94 points
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James Halliday'95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard 'The Revivalist' Merlot 2016"100% Merlot matured in French oak for 15 months."$74.99 -
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Huon Hooke95 points
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James Halliday'95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard 'The Revivalist' Merlot 2017"It smells comforting at first, but as the drinker delves, the bouquet unveils..."$69.99 -
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James Halliday'97 points
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Ray Jordan97 points
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Gary Walsh94 points
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Angus Hughson93 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Moss Wood
- Cellaring 10-15 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2018""Widely regarded as one of the best wineries in the region, producing gloriou..."$64.99 -
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.