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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 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 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 -
- 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 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 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1992
- Brand James Irvine
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
James Irvine Grand Merlot 1992"The Grand Merlot was previously judged World’s Best Merlot in Switzerland, ag..."$100.00 -
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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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James Halliday93 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Leconfield
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Leconfield Merlot 1998"Sydney Hamilton purchased the unplanted property that was to become Leconfiel..."$29.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2003
- Brand Leconfield
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Leconfield Merlot 2003"Sydney Hamilton purchased Leconfield in 1974, having worked in the family win..."$29.99 -
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Wine Enthusiast89 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Rosemount Estate
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Rosemount Estate Merlot Orange Vineyard 1998"Rosemount Estate is a wine producer in the Mclaren Vale established in 1971, ..."$11.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2005
- Brand Tapanappa Wines
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot 2005"Tapanappa was founded by Brian Croser AO in 2002 following his success with P..."$63.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1998
- Brand Tatachilla
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Tatachilla Clarendon Vineyard Merlot 1998"Winemaker Notes Situated 215 metres above sea level, Clarendons cooler vitic..."$59.99 -
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James Halliday93 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 1999
- Brand Tatachilla
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Tatachilla Clarendon Vineyard Merlot 1999"Gold medal at both Melbourne and Adelaide 2000. Sourced from the now stand-al..."$59.99 -
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.