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Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.

In St.Emilion and Pomerol it withstands the moist clay rich soils far better than Cabernet grapes, and at it best produces opulently rich, plummy clarets with succulent fruitcake-like nuances. Le Pin, Pétrus and Clinet are examples of hedonistically rich Merlot wines at their very best. It also plays a key supporting role in filling out the middle palate of the Cabernet-dominated wines of the Médoc and Graves.

Merlot is now grown in virtually all wine growing countries and is particularly successful in California, Chile and Northern Italy.

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NV SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Berrys' Chilean Merlot, Doña Javiera Estate, Maipo Valley Chile » Central Valley » Maipo BBR Exclusive	Bottle (75cl)	£ 7.10	No more stock available
			12 x £ 6.35	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 76.20 Buy 12 and save £ 9.00 (10.5%)
	Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Drink now, 13.5% alc. Chile has won many friends with its plump, ripe, supple reds. This delicious example comes from the Doña Javiera Estate which only produces wines using hand-harvested fruit from its own vineyards.

2008 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Merlot, Domaine Coussergues, Vin de Pays d'Oc France » Vin de Pays » Vin de Pays d'Oc	Bottle (75cl)	£ 7.45	No more stock available
			12 x £ 6.70	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 80.40 Buy 12 and save £ 9.00 (10%)
	Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Drink now, 13% alc. Domaine Coussergues, Vin de Pays d'Oc Merlot is supple, rounded and fragrant, with glowing notes of redcurrant and damson fruits. A lively, refreshing wine for all-purpose, everyday drinking. Domaine de Coussergues, an ancient royal estate, has been owned by the Sarret de Coussergues family ... MORE

2008 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	William Fèvre, Don Victor, Merlot, Reserva, Maipo Valley, Chile Chile » Central Valley » Maipo	Bottle (75cl)	£ 8.15	No more stock available
			12 x £ 7.30	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 87.60 Buy 12 and save £ 10.20 (10%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Ready, but will keep, Cork Closure, 14% alc.

2007 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Chateau St. Georges, Cote Pavie St. Emilion Grand Cru France » Bordeaux » St-Emilion En Primeur Special conditions apply Only available in cases of 12.	Bottle (75cl)	£ 12.50 (In Bond)	No more stock available
			12 x £ 12.50	0 in basket

	Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, For laying down, 13.5% alc. Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. To our mind, Ch. St. Georges, Côte Pavie is making some of the best value wine that Bordeaux has to offer. The 2007 provides the opportunity to purchase some cracking quality drinking Claret from an 'over-performer' of the vintage. Plummy in character but with enough spice and complexity to ... MORE

2006 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Chateau Pey la Tour Reserve, Bordeaux Superieur France » Bordeaux	Bottle (75cl)	£ 12.65	No more stock available
			12 x £ 11.35	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 136.20 Buy 12 and save £ 15.60 (10%)
	Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Ready, but will improve, 14% alc. Chateau Pey la Tour Reserve, Bordeaux Superieur is a Dourthe wine made on a property in Salleboeuf and is mainly plump Merlot, treated to some good quality oak. More than 80% of the vineyard is now benefitting from the restructuring undertaken when Dourthe acquired the estate in 1990, with the ... MORE

2004 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Marsau, Côtes de Francs France » Bordeaux » Côtes de Francs	Bottle (75cl)	£ 13.95	No more stock available
			12 x £ 12.55	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 150.60 Buy 12 and save £ 16.80 (10%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Ready, but will keep, 13% alc. Burgundian-style truffles, earth and a hint of spice vie for your attention on the nose while the classic, plummy Merlot fruit brings you straight back to Bordeaux. This wine represents the best of both worlds. Jancis Score: 16/20

2006 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. Marsau, Côtes de Francs France » Bordeaux » Côtes de Francs	Bottle (75cl)	£ 14.95	No more stock available
			12 x £ 11.29	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 135.48 Buy 12 and save £ 43.92 (24%)
	Medium Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, For laying down, 13% alc. Marsau represents an ideal compromise between a classic Bordeaux style and the more modern drinking clarets. The 2006 effort is a soft, jammy wine but with a good, firm structure that knits the wine together very nicely. This will drink well from arrival and for another 5 years. BBR Score: 15/20 Jancis Score: 15.5/20

2007 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. La Fleur Gazin, Pomerol France » Bordeaux » Pomerol En Primeur Special conditions apply Only available in cases of 12.	Bottle (75cl)	£ 15.00 (In Bond)	No more stock available
			12 x £ 15.00	0 in basket

	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, For laying down, 13% alc. Wines Lying in Barrel , Not available for delivery. Another excellent value Pomerol from Decanter Man of the Year, Christian Moueix. Like his whole range, Lafleur Gazin provides compelling evidence of the success of Pomerol in 2007, combining fleshiness and minerality with finely textured, ripe tannins. Unlike so many wines in 2007 it is pleasingly ... MORE Drink 2010-2016 . BBR Score: 15/20 Jancis Score: 15/20

2004 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Berrys' St Emilion, Alain Vauthier France » Bordeaux » St-Emilion BBR Exclusive Limited Stock	Bottle (75cl)	£ 16.45	No more stock available
			12 x £ 14.80	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 177.60 Buy 12 and save £ 19.80 (10%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, Drink now, 12% alc. “This is a wonderful expression of why St Emilion is so well regarded and Merlot so racey… If you have the patience, leaving it for an hour and a half in a decanter will double the pleasure. A sumptuous, sexy Saint Emilion, this is just brilliant with pheasant, duck or a fat old ... MORE

2006 SHOW NOTE HIDE NOTE	Ch. de Fonbel, Grand Cru, St. Emilion France » Bordeaux » St-Emilion	Bottle (75cl)	£ 17.00	No more stock available
			12 x £ 13.43	0 in basket
		Special case price £ 161.16 Buy 12 and save £ 42.84 (21%)
	Medium-Full Bodied, Dry, Red, Merlot, For laying down, 13.5% alc. Made by Alain Vauthier, this is an undiscovered gem that you can drink now or keep for four to five years (Alexander Garrett - Money Observer - 01-Feb-2010) When tasting in Bordeaux with Alain Vauthier in his curious, cavernous troglodyte cellars at Château Ausone, and ... MORE Parker Score: 89/100

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