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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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- 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 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1996
- Brand Haan Wines
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Haan Prestige Merlot 1996"Abundant soft tannins give the wine length and persistence, while the plum an..."$60.01 -
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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 2019
- Brand Zilzie
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zilzie 'Selection 23' Merlot 2019"As with all Zilzie wines, this represents outstanding value and superb qualit..."$11.99 -
- 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 1996
- Brand Brian Barry
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Brian Barry Juds Hill Vineyard Merlot 1996"Brian Barry is an industry veteran with a wealth of winemaking and show judgi..."$20.00 -
- 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 1996
- Brand Charles Cimicky
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Charles Cimicky Merlot 1996"Come and experience Cimicky Winery, the Hidden Gem of the Barossa. A stunning..."$15.00 -
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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 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 -
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.