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MadFish GoldTurtle Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot x

Madfish Gold Turtle Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 92
  • $22
  • 2024-2032
A classic Margaret River blend here, this is a burly, muscular style of Cabernet. Dark red fruits, violets, dry herbs,...
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Leconfield Lonicera

Lonicera by Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot Cabernet Franc 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Franc - Merlot
  • 92
  • $28
  • 2023-2025
Mainly Merlot with some Cabernet Franc. Stylistically, it is a nod to France’s Beaujolais, a vibrant and fruity red with...
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Smith&Hooper Cab Sauv Merlot NV

Smith & Hooper Cabernet Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 93
  • $21
  • 2023-2035
A controlled fermentation was followed by 11 months maturation in a mix of French barriques (of which, 9% were new),...
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Leconfield Lonicera

Lonicera by Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot Cabernet Franc 2023

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Franc - Merlot
  • 92
  • $28
  • 2023-2026
Lonicera is the genus name for honeysuckle (and who among us did not know that), and Coonawarra is the local...
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Devitt&Moore William Pile Merlot NV

Devitt & Moore William Pile Merlot 2019

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $75
  • 2023-2031
The cooler climes of Coonawarra suit this variety in good years. This one has turned out rather well. It’s medium...
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Koonowla Bass Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Mataro Petit Verdot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Petit Verdot
  • 95
  • $60
  • 2023-2038
The Bass Hill Vineyard provides the fruit for many of the team’s top wines, both those which are straight varietals...
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Curtis Heritage Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2023-2028
Deep blood red in colour, this offers lifted aromatics. This is a good fist of a richly flavoured Merlot, lots...
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Byron & Harold Tandem Merlot

Byron & Harold Tandem Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $22
  • 2023-2027
The fruit used here has been sourced from the Geographe and Great Southern regions. The colour here is a garnet...
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Castelli SS Cab Sav Merlot

Castelli Estate Silver Series Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 90
  • $25
  • 2023-2029
The fruit here comes from both the Frankland River and Margaret River regions. The cepage is 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and...
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Castelli SS Cab Sav Merlot

Castelli Estate Silver Series Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 91
  • $25
  • 2024-2032
This bold expressive blend made with fruit from Frankland and Margaret Rivers delivers powerful black olive tapenade, blackberry, gravel and...
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MOSS WOOD White Background bottle RV Merlot

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $85
  • 2026-2030
The cool and challenging vintage is on show in this 2021 Merlot. It delivers subtle and pretty aromas of graphite,...
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Castelli SS Cab Sav Merlot

Castelli Estate Silver Series Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 92
  • $25
Cassis, bay leaf and dark chocolate with wild herbs and a salty tang. Layered and long with densely packed fine...
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MOSS WOOD White Background bottle RV Merlot

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 93
  • $93
  • 2023-2031
Aussie Merlot has rarely hit the heights that many once hoped, but there have certainly been some very fine examples...
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Thompson Estate Cabernet Merlot

Thompson Estate Margaret River Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $35
  • 2023-2028
Small batch production for this Margaret River Merlot. A gentle red hue, the nose offers dry herbs, mushrooms, plums, red...
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CL Merlot

Ladbroke Grove Cloverleaf Merlot 2014

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $25
  • 2023-2028
Not often one sees a current release Aussie red that already has almost a decade under its belt, especially from...
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CL Cab Merlot

Ladbroke Grove Cabernet Merlot 2014

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 93
  • $25
  • 2023-2026
A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, all from Coonawarra, with considerable age already under its belt and...
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Mad Fish Coastline Cab Merlot No vintage

MadFish Coastline Margaret River Cabernet Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Merlot
  • 90
  • $23
  • 2023-2027
A medium bodied blend capturing this style of early drinking red rather well. Blackcurrant and subtle fruit cake and dark...
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Old House Merlot HR

Gioiello Old House Merlot 2018

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 94
  • $45
  • 2023-2033
This is a thoroughly beautiful Merlot from the Upper Goulburn, with spicy plummy notes on the nose with an infusion...
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Ludo Mt Torrens Ironstone

Ludo Wines Mt Torrens Ironstone Nero d’Avola Syrah Sangiovese Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Merlot - Sangiovese - Syrah
  • $38
Hand-harvested with 30% whole cluster inclusion and 10 days maceration. Aged in French and Hungarian hogsheads for 9 months. A...
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HCV The Revivalist Merlot Bottleshot Screwcap

Hickinbotham The Revivalist Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $90
  • 2023-2030
93% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot. There’s no questioning the presence of oak here. It’s hand in hand with the bright...
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Old House Merlot HR

Gioiello Old House Merlot 2018

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $45
  • 2023-2029
From the Goulburn region, the grapes were de-stemmed and crushed into open-top fermenters, before a gentle pressing into French oak...
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Merlot HR

Gioiello Merlot 2018

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $27
  • 2023-2031
As with the more recent vintage, the grapes were handpicked, de-stemmed and crushed into open top fermenters, before a gentle...
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Riddoch The Representative Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Riddoch Coonawarra The Representative Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 91
  • $40
  • 2023-2033
High on the alcohol side – 15% – for a Coonawarra Cabernet-led red but boasting fruit power up to the...
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Stage Left Merlot non vint

Pertaringa Stage Left Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 93
  • $26
  • 2023-2031
 I loved the 2021 version of this wine, so was keen to see if this latest incarnation could match it....
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