Grape Varieties
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80 — 100
BHW Merlot

Bec Hardy Garden Series Merlot 2021

From the Adelaide region, the wine has a pale garnet hue. Herbs, spices, tomato bush notes, hints of cold tea...
DragonflyCM

Willow Bridge Dragonfly Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022

An excellent value for money medium-bodied wine from this classy Geographe producer. It’s elegant and refined yet packs plenty of...
Mount Eyre Three Ponds Merlot

Mount Eyre Vineyards Three Ponds Merlot 2021

Hunter Merlot may not be a region and variety we see as a regular combo, but this is a fine...
Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot Media

Parker Estate Terra Rossa Merlot 2021

Deeply coloured, and quite a serious Merlot here that carries a lovely vibrancy of fruit – plum and dark cherry...

Nightfall Lupus Merlot 2019

Merlot from Coonawarra may have had a little bit of a chequered history but it certainly has its fans. And...
Warramunda Merlot

Warramunda Estate Yarra Valley Merlot 2021

Yes, it’s Merlot. Yes, it’s flying solo without a safety net (aka Cabernet). Try and cast the usual Australian drinker...

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot 2020

The twin to the Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the Merlot dominant version with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc...

Brown Hill Perseverance Cabernet Merlot 2020

To identify Margaret River’s best vintage is a bit like trying to identify Sir Don Bradman’s finest innings. Too many...
Brown Hill Great Boulders Cabernet Shiraz Merlot

Brown Hill Great Boulder Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Malbec 2020

A wide ranging blend incorporating Cabernet Sauvignon (40%), Shiraz (40%), Merlot (10%) and Malbec (10%) from yet another sensational Margaret...

Nightfall Lupus Merlot 2021

This wine shows what Merlot can achieve in good years such as 2021. Such a beautifully structured and presented Coonawarra...

Pepper Tree Limited Release Black Label Wrattonbully Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Malbec Petit Verdot 2020

From the excellent Wrattonbully region, this is the quintessential ‘Bordeaux Bland’ with this mix of grapes. Another fine Limited Release,...

Snake + Herring Cannonball Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot 2020

This is predominantly cabernet but then the aromatics of the perfumed franc pop in and the fleshy and palate richness...

Woodgate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2020

An elegant and sublimely refined blend that captures the cooler climate and varietal perfumes of these two varieties. There’s dark...

Sandalford Margaret River Range Cabernet Merlot 2020

This is a value for money cabernet blend that delivers lots more than you might expect in this rice range....

Redgum Wine Estate Cabernet Merlot 2021

A real crowd pleaser in the budget priced area. Plush dark fruits on the nose with a spicy oak adding...

Pierro LTCf Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018

One of the best yet under this quirky label. In case you’re wondering, the lower case ‘f’ is the light...

Pierro Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Reserve 2018

What a beautifully structured and elegantly poised cabernet this wine is. Cabernet is the dominant variety but important contributions come...

Morlet Wines Merlot Petit Verdot 2015

An interesting combination that comes together neatly. It’s soft and generous with delicious, sweet fruit balanced by a dry savoury...

Miles From Nowhere Cabernet Merlot 2021

Vibrant and juicy medium-bodied blend that delivers all the flavoursome fruit you want in a wine of this price. Red...

Lenton Brae Cabernet Merlot 2020

This blend from Lenton Brae has consistently delivered one of the best examples of this combination in the value for...

Brown Hill Signature Range Great Boulder Cabernet Shiraz Merlot Malbec 2020

An exquisite blend that, like the Ivanhoe is as good an example of the wine as I can recall. It...

Brown Hill Signature Range Perseverance Cabernet Merlot 2019

This is a most stylish and elegant product of the ’19 vintage. The blend works in perfect harmony, displaying a...

Penny’s Hill Malpas Road Merlot 2021

This McLaren Vale Merlot from 2021 is a generous and full-flavoured example of the variety bursting with blueberry, black olive...

Hay Shed Hill Cabernet Merlot 2020

From the cracking 2020 vintage comes this bargain Cabernet blend that delivers in style. It opens with bright leafy aromas...
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