Merlot
One of the original red Bordeaux varieties that is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc in the Bordeaux style. Its softness and fleshiness, combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.
There are two main styles of Merlot produced today. The “”International style”” tends to emphasize late harvesting to gain physiological ripeness and produce inky, purple colored wines that are full in body with high alcohol and lush, velvety tannins with intense, plum and blackberry fruit. The traditional “”Bordeaux style”” of Merlot involves harvesting Merlot earlier to maintain acidity and producing more medium-bodied wines with moderate alcohol levels that have fresh, red fruit flavors (raspberries, strawberries) and potentially leafy, vegetal notes.
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Chateau Beauvillage Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2021
A wonderful dry and savoury offering from a Cru Bourgeois estate. Classic left bank Bordeaux showing a deep dark purple colour, the bouquet reveals intense blackberry, coffee, chocolate, cedar and spice notes. Smooth and dense on the palate it finishes with nice structure and a smoky intensity.
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Chateau Beauvillage Médoc Cru Bourgeois 6 pk 2020
The 2020 Château Beauvillage Médoc is classic left bank Bordeaux. A deep dark purple colour, the bouquet reveals intense cassis, coffee, licorice, cedar and hints of French herbs. Smooth and dense on the palate it finishes with nice structure and a smoky intensity. The label depicts an echinolampas a fossilized sea urchin commonly found in the limestone soils of the vineyard.
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Chateau Les Vieux Ormes Lalande de Pomerol 2019
Lalande de Pomerol is an emerging satellite to the more famous Pomerol. Once considered the poor cousin to Pomerol, Lalande has garnered considerable attention over the past 20 years. A small stream, the Barbanne, is all that separates the two zones, yet many of the vineyards within Lalande share the same geology with Pomerol.
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Graceland Vineyards Colour Field 2022
72% Merlot, 17% Shiraz, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Kingston Estate Merlot 2021
Clare Valley is one of Australia’s oldest wine producing areas. The unique combination of geography, geology and climate is synonymous for producing high quality wines. It is one of the coolest viticultural areas in Australia allowing for the slow and even ripening on the vine.
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Kingston Estate Merlot 6 pk 2021
Clare Valley is one of Australia’s oldest wine producing areas. The unique combination of geography, geology and climate is synonymous for producing high quality wines. It is one of the coolest viticultural areas in Australia allowing for the slow and even ripening on the vine.
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Venica e Venica Merlot 2021
The colour is intense ruby red. Aromatically, the wine shows berries (especially blueberries and black currant), violets, plums, cherries, tomato leaf, fennel and rhubarb. Some medicinal herbs such as mint and thyme can be perceived as well as a balsamic note that fades into pine. On the palate it is wide and deep, medium-bodied, juicy and dripping of blackberries and cherries. The tannins are light and velvety and the herbaceous and earthy flavors balance the fruit aromas for a soft and enveloping sip. The acidity is generally low.
$42.95