Galafrey Dry Grown Mt Barker Merlot 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Vibrant berry bouquet with beetroot notes and a balance of sweet and savory flavours.
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Audrey Wilkinson Orange Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A good well balanced cool climate food wine that’s a touch savory and herbal.
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Cimicky Wines Twist of Fate Barossa Valley Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good weight of sweet oak and red berries with earthy herbal notes. A good drink.
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Pure Vision South Australia Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nose is dusty and herbaceous with a firm and well structured tannic palate loaded with mulberries. Warming finish.
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Kingston Estate Mt Benson/Clare Valley Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Earthy plum bouquet and full flavoured palate; riper style fruit but avoids being jammy.
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Glenholme Vineyards Blesing’s Garden Southern Flinders Ranges Merlot 2010
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big wine that’s ageing well with intense developed chocolaty aromas and well balanced cocoa/cassis flavours with a hint of mint.
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Taylors Clare Valley Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Bright dark berry nose and sweet berry palate with oak in the background and soft supporting tannins. Very good commercial style.
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Mollydooker The Scooter McLaren Vale Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lots of toasty oak here but there is plenty of jammy fruit underneath with lovely soft tannins in support.
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Beresford Bell Tower McLaren Vale Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good fruit cake like bouquet and huge grippy tannins on the big and powerful jammy palate. Prominent acid finish.
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Gartelmann Joey Mudgee Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Pleasant earthy aromas and a soft red fruit palate with a high level of acidity.
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Robert Oatley Wild Oats Mudgee Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An earthy nose with slight green peppery notes. Savory palate has plenty of oak with reasonable fruit weight and concentration.
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Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Single Vineyard Hilltops Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Refreshing fresh fruit aromas and ripe varietal flavours with good level of toasty oak characters underneath.
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Truffle Hill Pemberton Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An earthy minty nose and nice meaty berry fruit flavours with obvious grainy tannins.
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Brygon Reserve The Bruce Cellar Reserve Margaret River Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy plum nose exhibits some funky earthy notes with sweet fruit on a generous fleshy palate and supple ripe tannins.
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Brygon Reserve The Bruce Margaret River Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Medium bodied with slightly lighter greener berry fruit spectrum and ripe tannins adding texture.
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Brygon Reserve Humming Bird Series Margaret River Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely aromas in the darker berry spectrum with a fleshy plumy palate, slightly chalky tannins and acid adding brightness. 1-2
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Audacia Rooibos Wooded Stellenbosch Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrant blue and black fruit bouquet and confectionery sweet, mature, black fruit palate.
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Robert Oatley Wild Oats Mudgee Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A very tannic but good style of merlot with youthful Ribena-like varietal fruit, good use of oak and some herbal hints.
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Robert Oatley Copia Frankland River Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A sound commercial style of wine. Very attractive dark berry varietal fruit, some slight leafiness and okay oak.
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Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A pleasant spicy mix of plum, mocha and cola aromas with fresh complex flavours underscored by nice drying tannin structure.
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Bird in Hand Nest Egg Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
An elegant seamlessly balanced wine with plum and prune like varietal fruit layered with dark earthy characters. Good oak use.
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Artwine The Doghouse Single Vineyard Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Complex developed spicy leathery nose and nice berry/plum flavours on the tannic palate.
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Brancott Estate Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fragrant, mouthfilling and supple, this deeply coloured red is sweet-fruited, with generous plum and spice flavours, ripe and smooth. Enjoyable young, it offers fine value.
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Stoneleigh Marlborough Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Full-coloured, with good depth of fresh, youthful plum and red berry flavours, hints of herbs and sweet oak, and supple tannins. $17
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Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
A solid core of cherry-like varietal fruit expression nicely framed by the oak and tannins.
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Four Sisters Central Victoria Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dense oaky nose with underlying fruit. An elegant palate with fresh bright flavours and chewy tannins.
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Mount Avoca Estate Range Pyrenees Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Gorgeous dark inky fruit and lovely chocolaty oak with hints of eucalypt and violets evident on both the bright lifted nose and velvety smooth palate with its chewy tannins.
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Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich berry fruit is nicely integrated with the lifted fresh oak. Well balanced wine with some green overtones.
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Richard Hamilton Lot 148 McLaren Vale Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
The vanillin oak is nicely matched by the nutty, elegant, cool climate varietal fruit. The flavoursome palate has a nice chewy oak finish. 5+
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Pertaringa Stage Left Adelaide Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
An austere aperitif style – still a baby with lean herbaceous fruit characters.
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Mount Avoca Estate Pyrenees Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very, very young and intense with huge rich ripe fruit and powerful fresh oak. Needs time.
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Oceanview Estate Unwound Merlot 2015
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple light thin red fruits, savoury tannins and dry finish.
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Pyramids Road Wines Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nice defined blackcurrant, blackberry nose, showing depth and true ripeness. Simple black fruit palatem slightly dry tannin.
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Clovely Estate Reserve Merlot 2012
Posted: April 4, 2017
Simple, black fruits, choca moca oak and some spice. Good juicy palate and well made.
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Claire Creek South Eastern Australia Merlot 2014
Posted: April 4, 2017
A simple style that has freshness, elegance and surprising length of earthy plum fruit.
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Trinity Hill Gimblett Gravels The Gimblett Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Dark, youthful blend of cabernet sauvignon (40%), merlot (30%), cabernet franc (29%) and petit verdot (1%). Plummy and spicy, with very good ripeness and depth and some savoury complexity.
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Mills Reef Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Floral, easy-drinking red with fresh, plummy, spicy flavours in a medium-bodied style with soft tannins.
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Babich The Patriarch Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
This dark Gimblett Gravels blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec is concentrated, with vibrant blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, ripe, nutty and savoury. (One judge scored it five stars.)
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Villa Maria Reserve Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2013
Posted: April 4, 2017
Deeply coloured, floral and mouthfilling, with concentrated red berry, plum and spice flavours, seasoned with nutty oak. Rich, ripe and smooth.
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Villa Maria Private Bin Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014
Posted: April 3, 2017
Fresh, ripe, plummy and spicy, with a hint of sweet oak, in a medium-bodied, vibrantly fruity style with very good flavour depth.
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Satyr Three Roads Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013
Posted: April 3, 2017
Full-coloured, firm, spicy and plummy, with some development showing and savoury notes adding complexity. (From Sileni.)
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Saint Clair Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014
Posted: April 3, 2017
Mouthfilling red, grown mostly in the Gimblett Gravels and American oak-aged. Ripe plum and spice flavours, with fresh acidity and very good depth.
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Thornbury Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014
Posted: April 3, 2017
Offering concentrated plum and spice flavours, this fragrant red shows good power through the palate, with some savoury complexity and a firm finish. A great buy. (From Villa Maria.)
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Sileni Estate Selection The Triangle Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013
Posted: April 3, 2017
Ripe fruit aromas, seasoned with sweet oak. Big, savoury, spicy wine, seasoned with nutty oak, and a finely textured, lengthy finish.
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Saint Clair Pioneer Block 17 Plateau Block Merlot 2013
Posted: April 3, 2017
Dark Gimblett Gravels red with a perfumed, sweetly oaked bouquet (American oak, 47% new). Vibrantly fruity, with strong plum and spice flavours, showing some savoury complexity, and a well-rounded finish.
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Mills Reef Elspeth Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013
Posted: April 3, 2017
Generous, full-coloured red with a floral bouquet, showing a smoky, toasty oak influence. Mouthfilling body, with strong berry and spice flavours, rich, savoury and smooth.
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Haha Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014
Posted: April 3, 2017
Deeply coloured, mouthfilling, sweet-fruited red, from the hill country and Gimblett Gravels. Aromatic, with strong, plummy flavours, showing some complexity, and lots of drink-young appeal.
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Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013
Posted: April 3, 2017
Mouthfilling, supple Gimblett Gravels red with a spicy bouquet, very good depth of ripe, plummy flavour, a seasoning of nutty oak, and a smooth, lengthy finish.
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Villa Maria Cellar Selection Organic Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013
Posted: April 3, 2017
Dark, with excellent depth of plum, spice and nut flavours, finely textured and harmonious. Soft, rich and elegant.
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