In the past merlot was a significant wine for Chestnut Grove, winning a number of major awards. But like the...

Merlot has seen a series of highs and lows over the years, but a few producers have never wavered from...

Moss Wood’s Ribbon Vale Merlot is making a name for itself as one of the country’s finest for this varietal...

Merlot may not have the overwhelming popularity it did some years ago but it still has many fans. This one...

This is a delicious wine and cracking value. Dark maroon in colour, there are aromas of chocolate, earth, tobacco leaf,...

I haven’t seen a 100% Merlot for a little while and this was a nice surprise. Bright ruby colour with...

With the extra time in bottle this little guy is starting to show some interesting, slightly developed characters that bring...

If the Skyhooks were winelovers, that old song just might be ‘Merlot is not a Dirty Word’. Oh how the...

If you have a soft spot for a good cabernet blend, this will scratch it. A seamless entity, each grape...

The classic red blend for Western Australia, the fruit is sourced from Margaret River and the Great Southern. It is...

From the stellar California-based Robert Mondavi winery comes the curiously labelled vinous offering. Rum Barrel Aged merlot you say? You...

As I swirled the glass, plum jam and toasty oak filled the air. There’s black cherries and blackberries with the rum...

The classic Margaret River blend and done very well here. This is a deep red in appearance. There are some...

With Merlot, one can either take the Petrus/Masseto route, extraordinary wines with even more extraordinary prices, or one can use...

Rum and merlot may not seem to be an immediate pairing, but the oak here delivers coconut and sweet vanilla...

I have to admit that I rarely buy Merlot. I taste many, but this was the first one I can...

If you are ever in McLaren Vale it is always worth dropping into the old Kay Brothers winery, much of...

Beechworth is one of the great wine regions to explore. While the town is only small it seriously over-delivers on...

The question here is, what do we expect from a $22 merlot? The answer has to be, fruit, fruit, fruit....

Merlot – it is the grape variety that Australia struggles to get right. Often the local wines are too big...

The other half of Elderton’s founding duo was Lorraine Ashmead and this is a worthy recognition of her significant contribution....

There are some wines that just deliver from the moment you pop the cork, and this is one of those...

The decision to go with a merlot dominant blend was made based on the quality of the fruit, which was...

A vintage that produced some spellbinding wines and this is right up there with some of the best. This is...