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Red
750ml
Bottle: $68.94 $73.20
Rated 97 - This Barone Ricasoli 2018 Casalferro is a selection of the best Merlot from three different vineyards with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $39.94
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $38.90
12 bottles: $38.12
Blackcurrant, blueberry, praline, chocolate and hazelnut aromas. Crushed stone, too. It’s full-bodied with firm,...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $102.20 $113.56
6 bottles: $99.20
Juicy, with good cut to the savory-inflected dried red berry and cherry tart flavors. The sleek finish is crisp and...
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89
Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.91
12 bottles: $15.83
Savory and a little old-fashioned on the nose with anise-like spices, bark and earthy berries. Full-bodied on the...
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90
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $34.88 $38.40
12 bottles: $34.18
An effortless mix of blackberries and baking spice, the Merlot is complex and elegant, offering smooth layers of...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $22.35
A firm, fruity red with plum, chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. Medium body. Fine tannins. Drinkable now, but...
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91
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90
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $15.17
Dark maroon colour with good cover. On the nose it is fruity, with notes of berries and aromas of grape skins due to...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
This 100% Merlot Bordeaux is traditionally crafted and very food friendly. Supple and round, with red fruits like...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $83.90
Aromas of spices, such as cloves, dark berries and some herbs. Full-bodied and layered with chewy tannins and a...
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95
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95
Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.00
12 bottles: $17.64
This wine is a "Gran Merlot", born in a special terroir in our vineyards of Padre Hurtado that, thanks to the...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $27.05
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $35.60
A classic Old World nose starts with tar, leather and pencil shavings before cranberry and blackberry notes emerge....
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90
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.89
A ruby red color with violet hues. On the nose, fragrant aromas of wild berries and herbaceous notes of violet. So...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $39.37
An intense deep ruby red color with pomegranate hues. Ripe notes of marasca cherries, sweet tobacco, dark chocolate...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.08
12 bottles: $30.46
Appearance: Ruby red with garnet tinges. Nose: A rich and powerful aroma that harmoniously combines typical...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $39.20
Deep red in color with notes of blueberry and chocolate. The palate is full bodied, enveloped with elegant tannins...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $210.94
The 2018 L'Apparita is a total stunner. Ama's 100% Merlot is usually a wine of bombastic intensity, but the 2018...
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99
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99
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Red
1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $104.87
This estate is in a cool, limestone terroir on the eastern side of Saint- Emilion, and it's been firing on all...
JD
96
WA
95
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Long-term Pre-Arrival
Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $38.28
This estate is in a cool, limestone terroir on the eastern side of Saint- Emilion, and it's been firing on all...
JD
96
WA
95

Grenache Merlot Mencia 2018

The Grenache grape holds the honor of being the most widely planted wine grape varietal on earth. It has a long and impressive history, and has been the backbone of the some of the planet’s most respected and famed wine regions, blended with Syrah in regions such as Chateauneuf du Pape, and in certain other Loire and Languedoc regions where it reigns supreme as a single varietal wine grape. In other key areas, such as Spain’s La Rioja (where it is known as Garnacha Tinta), it is blended with Tempranillo to make that country’s signature red wine, and is widely used as a blending grape in other old and new world countries, due to its unique character and jammy, fruit forward character.


For a long time, the Grenache grape was somewhat looked down upon as an ignoble varietal, incapable of producing wines of any particular interest. However, times are very much changing - in the right hands, Grenache grapes result in astonishingly intense and complex wines, full of fascinating features, and capable of achieving plenty of expression. For a while now, Grenache has been a major player in Australian wines. While not yet quite as extensively planted down under as Shiraz is, the Barossa Valley is bringing out some of the finest examples of this grape’s wines in recent years.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.