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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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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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BHW Merlot

Bec Hardy Garden Series Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $20
  • 2023-2026
From the Adelaide region, the wine has a pale garnet hue. Herbs, spices, tomato bush notes, hints of cold tea...
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DragonflyCM

Willow Bridge Dragonfly Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 92
  • $24
  • 2023-2030
An excellent value for money medium-bodied wine from this classy Geographe producer. It’s elegant and refined yet packs plenty of...
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Mount Eyre Three Ponds Merlot

Mount Eyre Vineyards Three Ponds Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $38
  • 2023-2029
Hunter Merlot may not be a region and variety we see as a regular combo, but this is a fine...
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Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot Media

Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $34
  • 2024-2030
Deeply coloured, and quite a serious Merlot here that carries a lovely vibrancy of fruit – plum and dark cherry...
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Nightfall Lupus Merlot 2019

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 92
  • $120
  • 2023-2033
Merlot from Coonawarra may have had a little bit of a chequered history but it certainly has its fans. And...
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Warramunda Merlot

Warramunda Estate Yarra Valley Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 93
  • $55
  • 2022-2028
Yes, it’s Merlot. Yes, it’s flying solo without a safety net (aka Cabernet). Try and cast the usual Australian drinker...
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 93+
  • $76
  • 2025-2034
The twin to the Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the Merlot dominant version with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc...
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Brown Hill Perseverance Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 94
  • $80
  • 2022-2030
To identify Margaret River’s best vintage is a bit like trying to identify Sir Don Bradman’s finest innings. Too many...
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Brown Hill Great Boulders Cabernet Shiraz Merlot

Brown Hill Great Boulder Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Malbec 2020

Red Wine - Malbec - Merlot - Shiraz
  • 92
  • $60
  • 2022-2029
A wide ranging blend incorporating Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), Shiraz (40%), Merlot (10%) and Malbec (10%) from yet another sensational Margaret...
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Nightfall Lupus Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 94
  • $120
  • 2022-2034
This wine shows what Merlot can achieve in good years such as 2021. Such a beautifully structured and presented Coonawarra...
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Pepper Tree Limited Release Black Label Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Petit Verdot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec - Merlot - Petit Verdot
  • 92
  • $40
  • 2022-2028
From the excellent Wrattonbully region, this is the quintessential ‘Bordeaux Bland’ with this mix of grapes. Another fine Limited Release,...
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Snake + Herring Cannonball Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet Franc - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 95
  • $48
  • 2022-2037
This is predominantly cabernet but then the aromatics of the perfumed franc pop in and the fleshy and palate richness...
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Woodgate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 92
  • $48
  • 2022-2031
An elegant and sublimely refined blend that captures the cooler climate and varietal perfumes of these two varieties. There’s dark...
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Sandalford Margaret River Range Cabernet Merlot 2020

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 91
  • $25
  • 2022-2027
This is a value for money cabernet blend that delivers lots more than you might expect in this rice range....
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Redgum Wine Estate Cabernet Merlot 2021

Red Wine - Merlot
  • 90
  • $25
  • 2022-2026
A real crowd pleaser in the budget priced area. Plush dark fruits on the nose with a spicy oak adding...
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Pierro LTCf Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 95
  • $45
  • 2022-2032
One of the best yet under this quirky label. In case you’re wondering, the lower case ‘f’ is the light...
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Pierro Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Reserve 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
  • 97
  • $90
  • 2022-2040
What a beautifully structured and elegantly poised cabernet this wine is. Cabernet is the dominant variety but important contributions come...
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Morlet Wines Merlot Petit Verdot 2015

Red Wine - Merlot - Petit Verdot
  • 89
  • $39
  • 2022-2027
An interesting combination that comes together neatly. It’s soft and generous with delicious, sweet fruit balanced by a dry savoury...
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