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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Giesen Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giesen Merlot 2018"Giesen's Estate Merlot is a wine that's very approachable in youth and suitab..."$15.99 -
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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 Halliday'96 points
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Huon Hooke92 points
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Campbell Mattin94+ points
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Joe Czerwinski92 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2019"The Revivalist has a powerful bouquet of black cherry, milk chocolate and a t..."$75.00 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Zilzie
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zilzie 'Selection 23' Merlot 2020"As with all Zilzie wines, this represents outstanding value and superb qualit..."$9.99 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Zilzie
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zilzie 'Selection 23' Merlot 2022"As with all Zilzie wines, this represents outstanding value and superb qualit..."$13.99 -
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James Halliday88 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2009
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Rose
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James Halliday93 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2010
- Brand Bird in Hand
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Bird in Hand Merlot 2010"Made from the Adelaide Hills based winery Bird in Hand, nice example of the s..."$29.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Capel Vale
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Capel Vale Merlot 1998"A pioneer of the West Australian wine industry, Capel Vale was first planted ..."$11.99 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Capercaillie
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Capercaillie Merlot 2014"Excellent colour; a wine that speaks of the vintage and the place, but not th..."$35.00 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1997
- Brand Coldstream Hills
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Coldstream Hills Reserve Yarra Valley Merlot 1997"Winemaker Notes The colour of the Coldstream Hills Merlot is bright and heal..."$34.99 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Elderton Wines
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Elderton Estate Merlot 2019"The 2019 vintage shows how superb Merlot can be in Australia, when handled we..."$29.99 -
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Luca Maroni99 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Farnese Vini
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Rose
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Farnese Calalenta Rose 2020"Made by legendary winemaker Dennis Verdecchia, this “Provencal style” rosé ha..."$25.00 -
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Luca Maroni99 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Farnese Vini
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Rose
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Farnese Fantini Calalenta Rose 2021"Gold Medal Mondial du Rosé 2022 99 Points Luca Maroni Made by legendary ..."$22.99 -
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Sam Kim90 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giesen Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.4% Alcohol
Giesen Merlot 2020"A generous, smooth Merlot from the Hawke's Bay wine region, Giesen's Estate M..."$15.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giesen Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giesen Merlot 2020"Giesen's Estate Merlot is a wine that's very approachable in youth and suitab..."$15.99 -
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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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Gary Walsh93 points
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Nick Stock92 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2018"The Revivalist has a powerful bouquet of black cherry, milk chocolate and a t..."$72.99 -
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James Halliday'93 points
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Campbell Mattin94+ points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Hickinbotham
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2020"Great Merlot is as elusive as it is seductive and when selecting parcels for ..."$77.99 -
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James Halliday89 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1997
- Brand Katnook Estate
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Katnook Estate Merlot 1997"Katnook Estate is a well-regarded wine estate located in the South Australian..."$14.99 -
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Ray Jordan96 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Katnook Estate
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Katnook Estate Merlot 2016"Lavishly flavoured yet supple, this powerhouse rendition should appeal to man..."$34.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand koerner
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.1% Alcohol
Koerner Brothers Adelaide Hills Rose 2019"Clare Valley's Koerner Wine scored the top gong in the national wine competit..."$29.99
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.