Cassis, bay leaf and dark chocolate with wild herbs and a salty tang. Layered and long with densely packed fine...

Aussie Merlot has rarely hit the heights that many once hoped, but there have certainly been some very fine examples...

Small batch production for this Margaret River Merlot. A gentle red hue, the nose offers dry herbs, mushrooms, plums, red...

Not often one sees a current release Aussie red that already has almost a decade under its belt, especially from...

A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, all from Coonawarra, with considerable age already under its belt and...

A medium bodied blend capturing this style of early drinking red rather well. Blackcurrant and subtle fruit cake and dark...

This is a thoroughly beautiful Merlot from the Upper Goulburn, with spicy plummy notes on the nose with an infusion...

Hand-harvested with 30% whole cluster inclusion and 10 days maceration. Aged in French and Hungarian hogsheads for 9 months. A...

93% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot. There’s no questioning the presence of oak here. It’s hand in hand with the bright...

From the Goulburn region, the grapes were de-stemmed and crushed into open-top fermenters, before a gentle pressing into French oak...

As with the more recent vintage, the grapes were handpicked, de-stemmed and crushed into open top fermenters, before a gentle...

High on the alcohol side – 15% – for a Coonawarra Cabernet-led red but boasting fruit power up to the...

 I loved the 2021 version of this wine, so was keen to see if this latest incarnation could match it....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To identify Margaret River’s best vintage is a bit like trying to identify Sir Don Bradman’s finest innings. Too many...

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

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

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