Browse by Grape - Merlot
Bordeaux's second big grape variety, and the one most widely planted in the region. Right-bank wines tend to be Merlot based, with big names such as Petrus and L'Evangile making 100% Merlot wines. Merlot is also incredibly popular in the USA where due to positive health reports on the benefits of red wine, it has been embraced by all and sundry. Merlot of some quality can be found in most wine producing countries, even is it is used simple to soften its bigger brother Cabernet Sauvignon.
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
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Cranberries, cassis, lavender, fine blackberry confit with a touch of tobacco in the background. Medium-bodied, fine tannins, fresh structure, mineral and accessible.
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Verdot
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A nice nose with a mix of fresh fruits, floral notes and spices. A very beautiful clarity of the fruit. On the palate, the tannins are polished and round. A nice balance between freshness, fruitiness and a silky tannic structure.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Margaux
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Exhibiting aromas of rich currant fruit and creamy new oak, the 2019 Siran is medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with lively acids and ripe, powdery tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully chewy finish. This is a flavourful, nicely balanced wine that will reward a bit of bottle age.
Robert Parker 22/02/22
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
Ready to drink
This is the Second wine of Château Léoville Poyferré, it benefits from the same care as its big brother, both in the vineyard and in the cellars. Bursting with fruit, this bright, attractive wine is accessible in its youth.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Saint-Estèphe
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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The 2015 vintage comes with a nose of baked black cherry fruit and cigar box. This follows through on to the palate with a medium body, lovely rich fruit and well balanced earthy taste. Soft tannins on the mid palate and a medium finish.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Saint-Estèphe
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Classic, weighty Claret from St Estephe.
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France :: Bordeaux
Cabernet Franc, Merlot
A very approachable wine from the Pomerol region, medium bodied with gentle acidity. Ready for drinking now. Silky merlot indeed.
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France :: Bordeaux :: Pauillac
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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This superb 5th Growth Pauillac is owned by the Rothschild family, now for the third generation. With vineyards perfectly positioned next to First Growths Lafite and Mouton, the only surprise is its classification isn't higher. A 95-pt masterpiece.
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Greece
Merlot, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: c - Medium
Ready to drink
Bright ruby red with a complex bouquet of spices and ripe dark fruits. On the palate the wine offers gentle tannins enhanced with an abundance of fruit intensity, creating the impression of strength and balance. Persistent aftertaste with a repetition of its spices.
A blend of Limnio, Syrah and Merlot.
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Italy :: North East Italy :: Veneto
Merlot
Body: c - Medium
Ready to drink
Dark ruby red in colour, full plummy palate with herbal notes and a light finish with a charming softness.
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New Zealand :: Wairapa
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Amazing value Bordeaux blend from New Zealand
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Romania
Cabernet Sauvignon, Feteasca Neagra, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Noble 5 is an intense ruby red wine with an aromatic complexity and taste. Blackcurrant, cherry and cherry jam flavours are going hand in hand with woody notes from the oak barrels. Full bodied and opulent with silky tannins.
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Truly awesome. One of the country's top reds, full of Cape character that harks back to Bordeaux in style.
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
Ready to drink
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The red clay and rich soils bring softer and plush elegant fruit to the aromatics. They also create tannins which are richer softer and sweeter to the other reds from the Waterford Estate. This blend consists of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Malbec.
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Body: d - Medium to Full
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Named after a former owner of Rustenberg, John Xavier Merriman, who bought the farm in 1892 in sympathy with farmers suffering from the phylloxera crisis.
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: e - Full
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Estate Reserve Red Blend (formerly Grand Vin de Glenelly) is the signature red wine of the estate, a blend of Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
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South Africa :: Boberg :: Stellenbosch
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petite Verdot, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: e - Full
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A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.
Baking spices, dark chocolate and black, vibrant fruits hint at the power to follow. Complex aromas of pure cassis, meat and oak spice lead to a well-integrated fruit centre with dense, but finely-tuned tannins. This is a wonderful blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Shiraz and 5% each of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot where the components are expressive but well-balanced and the whole is so much more than the parts. Powerful, explosive and medium- to full-bodied with the precision of 2017 shining through to a long-defined finish.
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Spain :: Castilla y León
Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
Ready to drink
From Castilla y Leon comes this classic Spanish Merlot. A complex bouquet of ripe fruit with toasty and dark roasted scents. Good texture on the palate with nicely integrated oak.
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Spain :: Binissalem-Mallorca
Cabernet Sauvignon, Manto Negro, Merlot, Syrah/Shiraz
Body: e - Full
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Mallorca's 2nd largest producer, Macià Batle make distinctive and characterful wines - this is a full-bodied red with a rich, smooth finish.
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Spain :: Pla de Bages
Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
One of the most modern wines from the winery Masies d'Avinyó. An adventurous commitment to produce a wine out of five wines. This wine is the result of the selection of five different clones of Merlot, grown in different plots with different characteristics. Winemaking is done separately. Maturation takes place in six different types of French, American and Central Europe oak barrels. Therefore, this is a complex and different Merlot wine.
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Spain :: Priorato
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carinena, Grenache/Garnacha, Merlot
Body: d - Medium to Full
Ready to drink
Big, rich and balanced on the palate with black fruits, black tea, slate and bracing mineral flavours.
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Spain :: Ribera del Duero
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tempranillo
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Tomas Postigo has made with his name in Ribera del Duero mainly as the ex winemaker of Pago De Carraovejas. Tempranillo (Tinta Fina) 85%, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot, and aged for 12 months in new French oak is a very high quality wine. Big dark prune like fruit with a real meat edge this is a blockbuster of a wine.
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Spain :: Ribera del Duero
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah/Shiraz, Tempranillo
Body: d - Medium to Full
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The deep crimson-coloured 2006 Quinta Sardonia gives up an aromatic array of cedar, Asian spices, incense, and blackberry. Savoury and supple on the palate, it has enough underlying structure to evolve for 2-3 years and should be at its best from 2012 to 2026.
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USA :: California
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Body: e - Full
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Established more than 30 years ago by legendary vintners Dan and Margaret Duckhorn, the roots run deep at Decoy. Since 1978, Duckhorn Vineyards has been exploring the character and complexity of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Drawing on the winemaking team’s expertise working with this varietal, Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon offers a rich and appealing expression of the varietal crafted to be ready upon release.
From its aromas of vibrant red and blue fruit to its silky tannins and balanced acidity, this is a lush and alluring Cabernet Sauvignon. On the palate, rich flavors of raspberry, ripe plum and blueberry carry the wine to a long, luxurious finish, with nuanced hints of oak and sweet baking spices.
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