Merlot Archives

Deep garnet hue here, this is beautifully aromatic. There are notes of chocolate, violets, deftly handled oak, black cherries and...

Dowie Doole Estate Merlot 2022

Merlot in all of its pretty floral and spice aromatics, which is saying a lot. Lifted violet, anise, sage, plum...

Wirra Wirra Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Shiraz

A wine that marks 50 years since Greg Trott produced the first Church Block back in 1972. Smooth dark chocolate...

Reschke Merlot 2024

An appealing Merlot from the Limestone Coast, there is a hint of oak here, but it is understated and well...

Harewood Estate Great Southern Cabernet Merlot 2021

Great value buying here, for a fine Cabernet Merlot from the Great Southern. This blend spent sixteen months in French...

Petaluma Coonawarra Evans Vineyard Cabernet Merlot 2019

Five years bottle age has undoubtedly enhanced and smoothed the edges of Coonawarra’s premier red grapes. Cabernet Sauvignon (89%) takes...

Norfolk Rise Vineyard Merlot 2022

The fruit here came from four discrete blocks situated at the vineyard at Mt Benson. Each block was fermented individually....

Reschke R-Series Merlot 2024

Merlot from the Limestone Coast, which is fermented, over eight days, in 35-tonne static fermenters. Maturation is in a mix...

Redman Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2021

This open knit and approachable 2021 Cabernet Merlot blend delivers generous aromas of mulberry and dark earth with a dusting...

Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2019

Everything about this wine suggests it is one for the long haul. Both the Merlot and Cabernet Franc come from...

Chateau Yaldara Charley Cabernet Merlot 2022

A balanced and poised blend bringing the linear characters of Cabernet together with the fleshier Merlot. It’s a medium bodied...

Omrah Cabernet Merlot 2020

A smooth and easy drinking medium bodied blend from the Great Southern. Lots of ripe red fruits on the nose...

Gioiello Estate Old House Merlot 2019

Displays more fruit purity and vibrancy than the 2018. It’s a fragrant wine of spices and plums with a little...

Gioiello Old House Merlot 2019

Always encouraging to see a straight Merlot stand up and reveal just what the grape can do on its own,...

Chain of Ponds The Cachet Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Shiraz

An eye-catching blend from the Adelaide Hills capturing an excellent vintage and expressing it for cooler climate finesse and style....

Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2019

This broody and densely packed 2019 Merlot Cabernet Franc is exceptional and offers up muscular aromas of meat stock, blackberry...

Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2019

Question: do you plan to drink this Wrattonbully red soon? If yes, then some advice. It needs air – a...

Tapanappa Whalebone Vineyard Merlot Cabernet Franc 2019

This is a 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc blend made in a similar way to the Cabernet Shiraz. The...

LVDO Mt Torrens Ironstone Syrah Sangiovese Merlot 2023

Red Wine - Merlot - Sangiovese - Syrah

The Syrah, Sangiovese and Merlot blend comes from Mt Torrens. 50% whole bunch and 30% intracellular fermentation for 48 days....

Penny’s Hill Malpas Road Merlot 2022

This is a very tidy Merlot from McLaren Vale, capturing the plump generous palate feel with dark plummy black fruits...

Brise Maritime Rosé IGP 2023

Red Wine - Other - Specialty - Merlot

The grapes here, a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, hail from the foothills of the Massif des Maures, in...

Hesketh Dangerous Type Merlot 2021

From the Limestone Coast, and rather curiously named, this pleasing Merlot is an easy drinking cracker. Perfect for enjoying in...

Parishes Merlot 2022