Posted: June 29, 2017
A different and unusual savoury character to the spicy fruit nose. Quite soft in the mouth with nice intensity and length of varietal fruit flavours and high acidity.
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Herbal; slightly medicinal nose. Nicely balanced Bordeaux style palate with sweet/sour characters.
Comments Off on Myattsfield Vineyards Manjimup Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
An elegant savoury style with lovely fresh spicy varietal fruit, grainy tannins and astringent finish.
Comments Off on Babich Winemakers’ Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Beefy/Bonox oak driven nose with a dark berry palate that’s fleshy and soft with a strong tannic backbone.
Comments Off on Reilly’s Dry Land Clare Valley Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Fine herbal aromas and soft dark fruit flavours on the lightweight, slightly astringent, palate.
Comments Off on St Anne’s Big Rivers Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Leathery development evident on the nose and a soft supple palate with good savoury length.
Comments Off on Stockman’s Ridge Rider Orange Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Dark plumy fruit fragrances and a fleshy, well rounded, palate with excellent, slightly sweet, varietal fruit expression and lovely line of fine tannins.
Comments Off on Beresford Bell Tower McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Highly concentrated dark berry and plum fruit aromas with subtle spiciness. Has a soft smooth palate that fills out with very rich sweet fruit flavours and has a drying tannic finish.
Comments Off on Sileni Estate Selection Triangle Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Oak driven nose with hints of plums. Fleshy in the mouth with lovely long varietal fruit flavours and astringent tannins.
Comments Off on Sileni Cellar Selection Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Soft dusty aromas and a smooth and chocolaty full bodied style of palate.
Comments Off on Pertaringa Stage Left Adelaide Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Delicate raspberry notes to the slightly earthy nose. Soft and supple in the mouth with very nice flavour profile.
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Scooter McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Slightly pungent spicy/herbal nose and nice complexity and texture to the sweet fruit palate.
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Huge colour, complex aromas and lovely depth, balance and richness to the palate with lingering sweet fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Lot 148 McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting earthy beetroot characters to the nose and some fruit intensity on the long palate.
Comments Off on The Collective Wine Company It’s Pronounced Mudgee Mudgee Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Jammy, slightly porty nose with a hint of mint. Tastes of raspberry lollies. Palate has good tannins structure. 5+
Comments Off on Purevision Organic South Australia Merlot 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Firm and flavoursome with attractive sweet plum fruit, firm tannins and bright acidity. 5+
Comments Off on Angove Family Winemakers Organic South Australia Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Some blackberries on the nose and lengthy savoury fruit palate well supported by the tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Clarence House Estate Tasmania Merlot 2011 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Some blackberries on the nose and lengthy savoury fruit palate well supported by the tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Clarence House Estate Tasmania Merlot 2011 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A simple, pleasant, well made and fault free merlot with good tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Pages Creek Estate Tasmania Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
A simple, pleasant, well made and fault free merlot with good tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Pages Creek Estate Tasmania Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Tarry earthy plum fruit nose and simple juicy sweet palate with nice weight of clean red fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors Clare Valley Merlot 2016 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Light menthol lift to the spicy red fruit nose and a plum flavoured palate with good tannin structure. 3-5
Comments Off on Richard Hamilton Lot 148 McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Smells of choc mint and rhubarb. The rich, full flavoured palate is slightly earthy with a hint of forest floor. Firm finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Beresford Bell Tower McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Lifted floral/red fruit fragrances and lolly-like flavours – lots of ripe plum and candied apple fruit characters with slight gamey element.
Comments Off on Mollydooker Wines The Scooter McLaren Vale Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Interesting aged fruit aromas and nicely evolved complexity to the developed varietal palate.
Comments Off on Geoff Merrill Wickham Park McLaren Vale Merlot 2010 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 29, 2017
Very attractive tarry chocolaty aromas and masses of complex flavours on a big ripe palate with a tight grippy tannic finish.
Comments Off on Kangaroo Island Trading Co. Kangaroo Island Merlot 2015 / 0 View / June 29, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Minty spicy fragrances with a leaner spicy minty palate and soft tannin backbone. 3-5
Comments Off on Majella Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Lovely rich nose, smells of fruit cake. Has a slightly aggressive palate but showing good fruit and mouthcoating tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Quarisa Wines Treasures Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Smoky oak driven nose and rich smooth palate with some fruit sweetness and balancing oak and tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Katnook Estate Coonawarra Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
An elegant wine with a plumy lolly nose and silky smooth palate with lingering oak/fruit flavours and long velvety tannins. 3-5.
Comments Off on Smith & Hooper Reserve Wrattonbully Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Older wine, some cassis and oak notes. Oak lift, chewy, tarry notes. Black fruits, dense and dark. Fresh bright wine.
Comments Off on Ridgemill Estate Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Bramble, soft and juicy fruit, oak in check. A good solid wine.
Comments Off on Flamehill Vineyard Traprock Merlot 2014 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Deep, youthful colour. Mouthfilling and supple, with strong, vibrant blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, well integrated oak (French and American) and good complexity. Generous red, maturing gracefully.
Comments Off on Alexander Martinborough Merlot 2011 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Bold, youthful hue. Refined and rich, with beautifully ripe blackcurrant, plum and spice flavours, supple tannins, savoury, earthy, nutty notes adding complexity, and excellent harmony. Classy, classic young merlot, likely to be long-lived.
Comments Off on Villa Maria Reserve Hawke’s Bay Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
Full, bright colour. Medium-bodied style with strong, berryish, spicy flavours, some leafy elements, gentle tannins and good harmony.
Comments Off on Charles Wiffen Marlborough Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 16, 2017
A bright brambly nose with a good spicy lift and well structured complex palate with a “coiled” tannin structure.
Comments Off on Blue Pyrenees Pyrenees Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 16, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A lovely nose exhibits aromas that are reminiscent of Cadbury’s fruit and nut chocolate. The palate is rich and grippy.
Comments Off on Bird in Hand Adelaide Hills Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A simple but generous wine with plums and chocolate on the nose and lovely rich palate with grippy tannins. Needs time! A simple but generous wine with plums and chocolate on the nose and lovely rich palate with grippy tannins….
Comments Off on Moppity Vineyards Lock & Key Hilltops Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Soft, rich and stylish with excellent weight of lovely Satsuma plum like fruit, good acid and soft approachable tannins.
Comments Off on Pure Vision Organic South Australia Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A light fresh quaffer with red fruits, chocolaty oak, some acid and soft tannins.
Comments Off on Chestnut Grove Estate Manjimup Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Leafy minty aroma and firm oak palate length
Comments Off on Sirromet Wines Signature Collection Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dense blue fruit aroma with full palate
Comments Off on Preston Peak Wines Merlot 2010 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Black fruit aroma, mocha oak palate
Comments Off on Granite Ridge Wines Fergies Hill Merlot 2012 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Black fruit, firm acid, soft style
Comments Off on Mason Wines Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Opulent plum fruit aromas and flavours. Quite sweet but is in balance.
Comments Off on Mollydooker The Scooter McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Spicy plum aromas and fleshy palate layered with sweet vanilla oak and red fruits.
Comments Off on Claire Creek South Eastern Australia Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Dark, inky and brooding wine, almost Bordeaux like. Smells of licorice and chocolate with hints of violets. Tannic black fruit palate has slight gamey notes. Fresh for its age.
Comments Off on Shaw Vineyard Estate Canberra Merlot 2009 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Tarry nose; smells chocolaty with an inky palate showing cigar box complexity.
Comments Off on Craneford Barossa Valley Merlot 2010 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
A solid youthful wine. “A stayer”, suggested one judge. Nose has tarry oak overtones with a cassis fruit palate. 5+
Comments Off on Chestnut Grove Reserve Manjimup Merlot 2011 / 0 View / June 15, 2017
Posted: June 15, 2017
Huge ripe bouquet smelling of black cherries and plums with violet overtones. Pristine, velvety smooth, palate with nicely retained spicy plum flavours. Excellent oak to balance. 5+
Comments Off on Leconfield Coonawarra Merlot 2013 / 0 View / June 15, 2017