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

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

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

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

Merlot, we are told, is enjoying something of a moment. It’s good to see. It’s also about time, to be...

Deep coloured, this is a decadent yet complex Merlot blend with lashings of rich blackberry, chocolate, cedar, black olive and...

Merlot gets a bad rap in Australia. It’s often justified but sometimes Merlot is the wine you simply want to...

The scent of the wild Australian bush – eucalypt, bay leaf, briar – makes a lasting impression. Deep, blackberry notes...

For best results, consider a good decant. Comes together nicely with a rousing bouquet of archetypal Margaret River sweet, black...

Merlot continues to be a divisive variety (youngsters today probably have no idea that this was once the world’s hottest...

A wine from northern and southern hemispheres, old and new world. Breaking the rules or writing new rules? The interest...

Penfolds love an acronym, this one standing for French Wine Trial. The wine was made at Cambon la Pelouse with...

This wine is proof that merlot can be nuanced and interesting. There are bright red plums, blackberries and blueberries –...

You’re getting a mighty fine current drinking red wine for this price. It’s a soft little merlot from Goulburn valley...

This medal winning wine is sourced from the Goulburn and King Valleys in Victoria. It’s soft and smooth with lovely...

In case you were wondering, why Perseverance, as I was? It turns out that many of the names given to...

The classic Margaret River blend, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this is the most awarded wine in the Brown Hill portfolio....

Good to see Malbec getting a run in wines such as this to give density and staying power. Deep crimson...

Not often one encounters a new release with almost a decade of age behind it, so don’t hesitate to take...

Mighty good wine for this price. In fact, it’s better than that. Clearly the vintage has influenced this wine because...

Named because Merlot has not enjoyed the centre stage (a nice way of saying that in McLaren Vale, this is...

Okay, history tells us that 2019 was a cool year in Margaret River. Should that worry us? No, not necessarily....

The grapes for this pleasant, easy-drinking red are sourced from three individual vineyards throughout the Limestone Coast. As is done...

The classic Bordeaux blend has always been a star in Coonawarra. For this one, the team have sourced fruit from...