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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...