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- Variety Whisky
- Vintage -
- Brand Black Whiskey
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 45.0% Alcohol
Black Whiskey 750ml"Don Michael Distillery stands as the world's sole distillery dedicated to cra..."$149.00 -
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Jim Murray's Wh95 points
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Whisky Advocate93 points
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage NV
- Brand Bruichladdich Progressive Hebridean Distillers
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 50.0% Alcohol
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Year Old Scotch Whisky 700mL"Bold and robust flavour profile. The peat smoke takes centre stage, envelopin..."$124.99 -
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- Variety Whisky
- Vintage 2013
- Brand Bruichladdich Progressive Hebridean Distillers
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 50.0% Alcohol
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Islay Barley 2013 700ml""There is something magical about how the Islay grown barley holds the smoke ..."$140.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Bruichladdich Progressive Hebridean Distillers
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 50.0% Alcohol
Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie 700ml""There is something magical about how the Islay grown barley holds the smoke ..."$117.00 -
- 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 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Chief's Son Distillery
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Chiefs Son 900 Pure Malt 45% Single Cask 700ml"You won’t taste this style of single malt from any other distillery in the wo..."$230.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Chief's Son Distillery
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 45.0% Alcohol
Chiefs Son 900 Standard 45% 700ml"This beautifully smooth, full bodied, warm rich red whisky bears our Standard..."$169.99 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Chief's Son Distillery
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 45.0% Alcohol
Chiefs Son 900 Sweet Peat 45% Single Cask 700ml"This modern, mild style of sweet peated malt whisky is not a kick-in-the-head..."$235.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Chief's Son Distillery
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Chiefs Son The Tanist Whiskey 43% 700ml"The Tanist is the newest member of the family and our only double wood whisky..."$124.99 -
- 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 Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Glenfarclas
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 60.0% Alcohol
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky '105'""Glenfarclas produce outstanding malts and in an unusually wide variety of ag..."$175.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Glenfarclas
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 40.0% Alcohol
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 10 Year Old""Glenfarclas produce outstanding malts and in an unusually wide variety of ag..."$99.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Glenfarclas
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 17 Year Old""Glenfarclas produce outstanding malts and in an unusually wide variety of ag..."$175.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Glenfarclas
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 46.0% Alcohol
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 30 Year Old""Glenfarclas produce outstanding malts and in an unusually wide variety of ag..."$999.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Glenfarclas
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 40.0% Alcohol
Glenfarclas Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 8 Year Old""Glenfarclas produce outstanding malts and in an unusually wide variety of ag..."$91.00 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Glenfiddich
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 40.0% Alcohol
Glenfiddich 18 Year Old Small Batch Reserve Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL"Glenfiddich 18YO Ancient Reserve Single Malt Whisky 700ml is a premium single..."$196.99 -
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International WGold points
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International WTrophy points
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage -
- Brand Glenmorangie
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 40.0% Alcohol
Glenmorangie 18 Year Old Scotch Whisky"Once it has spent fifteen years maturing in American white oak casks approxim..."$195.00 -
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- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Hibiki
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Hibiki Harmony Japanese Whisky 700mL"Launched in 1989 Hibiki is the ultimate statement of Japanese craftsmanship. ..."$220.00 -
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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 Whisky
- Vintage NV
- Brand Highlands & Islands Scotch Whisky Company
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 40.0% Alcohol
Highland Park 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky"Highland Park have been crafting this award-winning whisky at the distillery ..."$109.99 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Kujira
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Kaijin Blended Whisky Limited Release Japanese Whisky 700 mL"Technical Information • Cask Type: Various oak barrels. • Age: Blend of gra..."$79.99 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Kujira
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Kujira Ryukyu 10 Year Old Japanese Whisky 700mL"• Nose Honey and brown sugar on the nose, come along with spices and soft oa..."$187.99 -
- Variety Whisky
- Vintage None
- Brand Kujira
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Spirits
- Alcohol Percentage 43.0% Alcohol
Kujira Ryukyu 15 Year Old Japanese Whisky 700mL"• Nose Dried plums, candied fruits, with mints and chocolate aromas. • Pa..."$284.99
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.