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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Commissioners Block
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Commissioners Block Merlot 2021"Produced from the Commissioners Block vineyard at Roberts Estate winery in Me..."$15.99 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Hill River Estate Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Hills And Rivers Merlot 2020"A deep, rich Merlot with a vibrant purple-red colour in the glass. Opulent, s..."$19.99 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Tempest Cove
- Cellaring 1-3 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Tempest Cove The Merlot 2019"Exclusively produced for United Cellars from vineyards just outside of the Br..."$18.99 -
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Sam Kim4.5 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Longbush Wines
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
Longbush Wines 'Bird Series' Merlot 2019"Humble but quietly powerful- like the native Kiwi. A very pretty bouquet of r..."$17.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2014
- Brand Hawkes Ridge
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Hawkes Ridge Merlot 2014"A boutique, family owned & operated winery in the Hawkes Bay, exquisitely age..."$24.99 -
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Cameron Douglas90 points
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Michael Cooper4.5 points
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Yvonne Lorkin4.5 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Ataahua
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Ataahua Merlot 2019"A deliciously full bodied red, hand-picked from mature vines in the heart of ..."$29.99 -
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- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Commissioners Block
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Commissioners Block Merlot 2020"Produced from the Commissioners Block vineyard at Roberts Estate winery in Me..."$14.98 -
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Zilzie
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Zilzie Selection 23 Merlot 2019"An amazing value Australian Merlot from 23 carefully selected parcels. Soft &..."$16.99 -
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Michael Cooper4 points
- Variety Merlot
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Ataahua
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Ataahua Merlot 2017"A deliciously full bodied red, hand-picked from mature vines in the heart of ..."$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.