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Merlot

Beyond its spiritual home in Bordeaux, Merlot is suited to a variety of climates, estimated to be the third most grown variety globally. Wine makers have done a good job educating the public into believing that Merlot equals "soft" and "velvety" but that need not be the case! In Australia, Merlot is now produced in a range of styles, from 'joosy', plummy reds filled with the variety's trademark mulberry fruit flavour, through to 'old world' expressions where earth & truffle notes are integrated with the fruit. More often, it's partnered with Cabernet.
Vintage: 2014 Product: Gioiello Estate Old House Merlot Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $39.99 Dozen Price: $479.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Gioiello Estate Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Gioiello Estate Reserve Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 6 Bottle Price: $39.99 Dozen Price: $479.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $69.99 Dozen Price: $839.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot Rating 96 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $69.99 Dozen Price: $839.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Hugh Hamilton The Rat Bag Merlot Rating 92 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Irvine Spring Hill Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $21.99 Dozen Price: $263.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2012 Product: Knight Granite Hills Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $23.99 Dozen Price: $287.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Kooyonga Creek Merlot Rating 86 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $23.99 Dozen Price: $287.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $17.99 Dozen Price: $215.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2020 Product: Les Peyrautins Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $17.99 Dozen Price: $215.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Les Peyrautins Merlot Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $17.99 Dozen Price: $215.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Majella Coonawarra Merlot Rating 93 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Mandurang Valley Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Masseto Pre-Arrival Offer Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $1,199.00 Dozen Price: $14388.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2020 Product: Mayer Merlot Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $54.99 Dozen Price: $659.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Mike Press Single Vineyard Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $13.99 Dozen Price: $167.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Mike Press Merlot Rating 92 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $13.99 Dozen Price: $167.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $56.99 Dozen Price: $683.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Merlot Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $59.99 Dozen Price: $719.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Merlot Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $59.99 Dozen Price: $719.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $59.99 Dozen Price: $719.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Norfolk Rise Vineyard Merlot Rating 88 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $15.99 Dozen Price: $191.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Parishes Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2020 Product: Penny’s Hill Malpas Road Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $21.99 Dozen Price: $263.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Penny’s Hill Malpas Road Merlot Rating 95 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Penny's Hill Malpas Road Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Petrolo Galatrona Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $199.00 Dozen Price: $2388.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Petrus Pre-Arrival Offer Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $4,999.00 Dozen Price: $59988.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Petrus Rating Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $4,999.00 Dozen Price: $59988.00 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Raw Vine Estate Preservative Free Merlot Rating 90 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Rogan Merlot Rating 89 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Ronan By Clinet Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $34.99 Dozen Price: $419.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Rosenvale Vineyards Merlot Rating 89 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $22.99 Dozen Price: $275.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Sans + Pareil Estate Black Label Reserve Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Smith & Hooper Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Smith & Hooper Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Star Lane Merlot Rating 93 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $37.99 Dozen Price: $455.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Summerfield Merlot Rating 92 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $26.99 Dozen Price: $323.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2014 Product: Summerfield Merlot Rating 92 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2016 Product: Summerfield Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $29.99 Dozen Price: $359.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2017 Product: Torres Atrium Merlot Rating 94 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $24.99 Dozen Price: $299.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2013 Product: Vue on Halcyon Merlot Rating 82 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2015 Product: Vue on Halcyon Merlot Rating 90 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $27.99 Dozen Price: $335.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2019 Product: Wee Angus Merlot Rating 88 Min. Order: 12 Bottle Price: $19.99 Dozen Price: $239.88 Out of stock
Vintage: 2018 Product: Zilzie Wines Selection 23 Merlot Rating 91 Min. Order: 1 Bottle Price: $10.99 Dozen Price: $131.88 Out of stock

Merlot: Like Cabernet but different...

Merlot tends to be naturally lower in tannin and acid than Cabernet, ripening first in the Cabernet family - sometimes up to ten days earlier, but usually one week. That's a big advantage in a cool year, as it provides viticultural insurance to the Cabernet grower. Merlot also likes cool damp soils (not the well drained type that Cabernet demands) and is particularly suited to soils with some clay to retain Summer moisture. Merlot yields slightly higher than Cabernet and is more approachable as a young wine - a big plus for winemakers who want their wine out on the market with instant drinkability. For blenders it's also a boon, traditionally used to fill the "Cabernet doughnut hole" - that is to say, Merlot adds mid palate fruit, filling out the tannic framework of young Cabernet.

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