An interesting combination that brings these two predominantly blending varieties together in a harmonious and delightfully structured red wine. Bright...

A bright, lively and energetic blend from this high-country vineyard in Victoria. There is a pleasing mix of black fruits...

Originally, when I got interested in wine, the first time I ever thought I might be able to identify a...

Malbec and Merlot, doing their thing unadorned with either Cabernet, is not all that common, but absolutely no reason why...

Cracking value to be had here in this Cabernet Merlot blend from the Great Southern which spent almost a year...

Blood plum, rusty nail and rooibos tea. Some blackcurrants on the vine, peppy leaf and paperbark. There are some Aperol...

A soft and plush Cabernet Merlot blend from this very good year. Generous blackcurrant and dark chocolate notes, with a...

The ’22 vintage produced some wines of power but also with elegance. This is a good example. The colour is...

2023 is simply a magic vintage for the Margaret River region and this wine reflects just how good it was....

From the Gimblett Gravels sub-region in Hawkes Bay, Merlot (79%) is always dominant in this wine, supported by Cabernet Franc...

Great to see that wines from the brilliant 2021 vintage are still available. The fruit comes from a vineyard planted...

This is all about current drinking, and delicious current drinking at that. The aromas burst with liqueur cherry, plum, and...

A very good season in Blewitt Springs within McLaren Vale produced this exceptional Merlot. Perfumed aromas of lifted cherry and...

An elegant and most stylish expression of Merlot, but it’s also one which displays essential structure with its quite tight...

Here’s a wine that reflects the vintage and the season. It’s a medium-bodied Merlot with soft, supple palate weight and...

This slightly cooler vintage has resulted in a wine of quite a structured feel. Those spicy perfume notes on the...

Merlot from Wrattonbully has proved to be one of those under the radar varieties, just sneaking along and providing us...

For me, this vintage of their Tasmanian Merlot takes a step up from the previous release. A gleaming crimson/mauve in...

Merlot from the Goulburn Valley region in Victoria, the wine spent eighteen months in French oak barriques for maturation, 20%...

From Devonian granite-derived soils in Wooragee. A smart, well-crafted wine, handled deftly to avoid tipping into the over-‘Merlot-y’ space. Plum...

This combination of varieties has proved highly successful from the Limestone Coast in South Australia. Cabernet is providing that structural...

One of the champions of Merlot over many years, and this is another example of what can come from the...

Coonawarra does Merlot as well as any region in Australia and this is a fine example, and very good buying....

This was a warm vintage in Margaret River, and yet the quality of the red wines certainly hasn’t suffered. In...