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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2015 Berry Bros. & Rudd St Emilion by Ch. de Fonbel

Chateau de Fonbel, St. Emilion, Ready, but will keep,

This comes from a marvellous Grand Cru property managed by Alan Vauthier, co-owner of Ch. Ausone. Predominantly Merlot, it is a benchmark Saint-Emilion; the nose rich with Bramble fruit, mocha and vanilla, while the palate is silky and full-bodied. Drink now or over the next two years. A perfect match for roast lamb or rib of beef.
Max Lalondrelle, Wine Buyer

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

10 Reviews

Bottle

£23.95

Case price (6)

£129.36 Saving £14.34

Bottle 12 x 75cl 126cs

£188.76

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2016 Berry Bros. & Rudd Pomerol, by Ch. Feytit-Clinet

Chateau Feytit Clinet, Ready, but will keep,

Ch. Feytit-CIinet has been making our Own Selection Pomerol for many years. We believe this particular vintage of theirs is one of the very best we have tasted. From the glossy, deep purple colour to the expansive, Merlot-dominated nose which explodes from the glass, there is great energy to this wine. Intense notes of ripe cherry, blackberry and chocolate show on the nose, with a wonderful depth and silky texture on the mouth. It will improve for a year or so, but is also sensational from the word go.
Max Lalondrelle, Wine Buyer

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

13 Reviews

Bottle

£25.00

Case price (12)

£270.00 Saving £30.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 196cs

£198.12

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2014 Ronan by Clinet, Bordeaux

Chateau Clinet, Ready, but will keep,

This top quality drinking claret from Chateau Clinet has been a favourite with BB&R customers for some time and this offering from the 2014 vintage is as good, if not better than its predecessors. Showing plummy fruit with classic pencil lead, smoke and sweet spice notes it is an inviting and appealing nose that still shows class. The palate has restrained dark berry fruit flavours with more wood smoke and the tannin is fine and firm. This is the kind of wine which will come alive when accompanied by a joint of roast lamb or beef and you may find that you end up opening a second bottle at the request of your thirsty guests!
Oliver Barton, Wine Buyer

France > Bordeaux

11 Reviews

Bottle

£13.50

Case price (12)

£145.80 Saving £16.20

Bottle 12 x 75cl 22cs

£94.68

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2017 Recanati Winery Merlot, Upper Galilee, Israel

Recanati Winery, Drink now,

Bottle

£16.00

Case price (12)

£172.80 Saving £19.20

Bottle 12 x 75cl 2cs

£117.12

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2016 Merlot Toreye, Eymann, Pfalz

Weingut Eymann, Ready, but will keep,

Eymann, in the village of Gönnheim, is located in the middle of the Pfalz. The estate’s vineyards are situated on the upper Rhine terrace on soil that was formed during the last Ice Age. The estate has 15 hectares of vineyard and has been working organically since 1983; it was biodynamically certified in 2006.

Gloriously bright and typical Merlot berry fruit characters emerge on the nose, underpinned with wild herbs and a hint of vanilla spice. Smoothly textured with fine, supple tannins supported by fresh acidity and ripe red and black hedgerow fruit. Perfect to drink now.

Bottle

£22.50

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£121.50 Saving £13.50

Bottle 6 x 75cl 4cs

£87.84

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2010 Ch. de Fonbel, Grand Cru, St Emilion

Chateau de Fonbel, St. Emilion, Ready, but will keep,

This is very sexy on the nose, with plenty going on and lots of freshness on the palate, despite the very ripe Merlot. This is a very well made and serious wine, and will be great value for money with a lovely long finish.
Max Lalondrelle, Fine Wine Bordeaux Wine Buyer

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

1 Review

Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)

£297.60

Bottle 12 x 75cl 3cs

£221.16

Bottle 12 x 75cl 4cs

£220.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£500.00

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2015 Ch. La Serre, St Emilion, Grand Cru Classé

Ets Jean Pierre Moueix, For laying down,

Bright fruit with a touch of creamy oak. Suave fruit on the palate with plenty of zest and freshness. Tannins refined. Minerality provides the tension. Clean and long on the finish.
Drink: 2020-2030
James Lawther MW - decanter.com

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Bottle

£37.00

Case price (6)

£199.80 Saving £22.20

Bottle 6 x 75cl 15cs

£153.06

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2015 Frog's Leap, Merlot, Rutherford, Napa Valley, California

Frog's Leap, Ready, but will improve,

Usa > California > Napa > Rutherford

Bottle

£39.00

Case price (12)

£421.20 Saving £46.80

Bottle 12 x 75cl 5cs

£324.12

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2012 Château de Quintus, St Emilion

Chateau Quintus, Ready, but will improve,

Briar, black currant and licorice root notes form the core, with good energy to the briary grip. A tobacco lining runs through the finish. Shows good length and cut overall. Drink now through 2022. 1,303 cases made.
James Molesworth - winespectator.com, Nov 2016

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)

£960.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£693.12

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2011 Ch. Canon, St Emilion

Chateau Canon, For laying down,

Simply irresistible. Well, possibly, if the price can be controlled! This is really sumptuous and pure. Hedonistic is not an adjective I have used often this year. Words like “firm” “grip” “structure” “tannic pile-up” are more scattered over the 350 or so wines we tried. This however is the antitheses of words like that. If this can come in at around £600 per case, bite its arm off. Fingers crossed.
(Simon Staples, Berrys’ Fine Wine Director)

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£562.80

Bottle 6 x 75cl 9cs

£455.58

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£450.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£460.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£484.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£500.00

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2014 L'If, St Emilion, Bordeaux

L'If, For laying down,

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs

£540.00

New To BBX

Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs

£550.00

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2014 Ch. Pavie, St Emilion

Chateau Pavie, For laying down,

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,145.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,300.00

Magnum 3 x 150cl 1cs

£1,188.00

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2013 Ch. Lafleur, Pomerol

Chateau Lafleur, For laying down,

A striking nose with cherry, violet and a lighter strawberry character coming through. There is a brilliant perfumed lift and purity to the nose – a head turner. Texture and weight on the palate that has been hard to come by this vintage. Lovely flesh of fruit with oh so fine tannins and a lovely edge and raciness thanks to the acid that cuts through the fruit. Poised, focused and very classy. One of the best in 2013. Serious wine.
Adam Bilbey - Sales Director

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£1,801.14

Bottle 6 x 75cl 36cs

£1,487.52

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,700.00

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2009 Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol

Vieux Chateau Certan, For laying down,

The 2009 Vieux Chateau Certan is a stunning wine. Incredibly sweet red cherry and damson fruit bursts on the tip of the tongue whilst a glorious minerality freshens the palate behind. You can feel the power here but it is all so beautifully balanced, like a tightrope walker perfecting his art. This is just so harmonious with incredibly dense but ultra fine tannins adding to the velvety mouthfeel. A wonderful achievement.

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Bottle

£316.00

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2009 Ch. Pavie, St Emilion

Chateau Pavie, For laying down,

Ch. Pavie’s 2009 is a rich style of Merlot wine with a huge concentration. Well balanced and well made with pretty blackcurrant fruit and supple tannins, this is the best Ch. Pavie we’ve tasted in years.

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

1 Review

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£2,006.34

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,658.52

Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)

£4,740.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 9cs

£3,317.16

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,750.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,850.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£1,868.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£2,000.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£2,100.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£2,200.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£2,400.00

New To BBX

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£3,350.00

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£3,750.00

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2013 Ch. Ausone, St Emilion

Chateau Ausone, For laying down,

Very sweet cassis on the nose with a touch of violet, pure, and mineral. This wine is almost floating on the palate and very elegant. only a great terroir could have produced such an amazing wine in this vintage, it is focused, light but yet intense and seamless, very comparable to a to Grand cru burgundy where power does not comes from extraction but the terroir. It is free run juice on steroids...brilliant.
Max Lalondrelle - Fine Wine Buying Director

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£2,326.80

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,925.58

Bottle 3 x 75cl 3cs

£950.00

Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs

£1,219.00

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2014 Ch. Ausone, St Emilion

Chateau Ausone, For laying down,

There is real energy on the nose of the Grand Vin. Sweet, succulent and beautifully-perfumed with floral aromas and a touch of vanilla-spice. There is focus here, but a rewarding elegance too, even at this young age. Like La Conseillante and Ch. Figeac, this great estate has used its famous terroir to create a special wine in 2014. Light, silky, yet generous and lifting on the finish, it is a splendid result this year. Minerality follows on the lingering finish, with carefully- and well-managed tannins rounding things off. This is really good St Emilion.

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Case price (Bottle 6 x 75cl)

£3,507.60

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£2,909.58

Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs

£1,100.00

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1999 Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol

Vieux Chateau Certan, Drink now,

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Case price (Jeroboam 1 x 500cl)

£1,097.32

Jeroboam 1 x 500cl 1cs

£899.55

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1981 Petrus, Pomerol

Petrus, Ready, but will keep,

"Evolved and open style with opulent aromas of mint and chocolate that follow though on the palate. Firm texture and a slightly dry finish. At its peak." 90/100 pts (Wine Spectator, Oct 1994)

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

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Magnum

£3,475.60

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1982 Petrus, Pomerol

Petrus, Ready, but will keep,

A bottle bought from Edmund Penning-Rowsell's cellar. Lovely and sweet - very fleshy. Much more structured than the 1990s (Latour and Cheval) just served, also blind. Denser than the Mouton 1982. Very, very easy to like.
Jancis Robinson MW - jancisrobinson.com - April 2016

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Bottle

£5,138.59

Case price (Bottle 12 x 75cl)

£69,957.48

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£58,271.04

Case price (Bottle 3 x 75cl)

£17,489.37

Original Wooden Case

Bottle 3 x 75cl 1cs

£14,567.76

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2012 Querciabella Palafreno

Querciabella, Ready, but will improve,

Italy > Tuscany

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£410.00

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2010 Ch. Teyssier, Montagne Saint-Emilion

Ch. Teyssier Montagne Saint Emilion, Ready, but will improve,

Ch. Teyssier is located in the tiny wine appellation of Montagne-St Emilion. The vineyard dates back to the 15th century and surrounds a charming 18th century château. The vineyard covers 21 hectares on a clay/limestone hillside to the north-east of St Emilion, and in the early 1990s received considerable investment, with much work done the vineyard and the cellar. As a result, the quality of wines improved exponentially.

Wines at this “petit château” level from the outstanding 2010 vintage are now at their prime. Here there are lovely evolved notes of plum and cedar, and a generous, neatly structured palate is driven by the equilibrium and exceptional conditions of the year.

An over-achieving estate for a number of years now, this dense purple wine exhibits oodles of creme de cassis and licorice, hints of subtle barbecue smoke and toast, terrific texture and a long, succulent, fleshy finish. It is not all that dissimilar from the 2009 in terms of its flamboyance and drinkability, although I suspect that analytically the pH is slightly lower and the tannins a bit higher than those of its older sibling. Drink it over the next 10-15 years.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. - The Wine Advocate# 205 - Feb 2013

France > Bordeaux > Montagne St Emilion

3 Reviews

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£240.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£250.00

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2012 Masseto .

Ornellaia, Ready, but will improve,

Italy > Tuscany > Bolgheri

Jeroboam 1 x 600cl 1cs

£5,000.00

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2015 Ch. Moulin St Georges, St Emilion

Chateau Moulin Saint-Georges, For laying down,

All the 2015 wines from Ch. Ausone wowed us and Moulin Saint-Georges is often a leading contender in our category for great-value wine for the table in five years from the vintage, this year was no different. Concentrated fruit is blended superbly with tasty tannins and a deep, blackberry finish. It is a crowd-pleasing wine. Rewarding. It demonstrates all that is good about St Emilion.

Blend: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Bottle 12 x 75cl 1cs

£550.00

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2015 Ch. L'Evangile, Pomerol

Chateau L'Evangile, For laying down,

After the slightly leaner 2014, this is a full-bodied, rich, opulent Evangile with a powerful presence of ripe tannin and freshness provided by the 16% Cabernet Franc. Weighty but refined and with staying power.
Drink: 2022-2040
James Lawther MW - decanter.com

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

New To BBX

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,050.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 2cs

£1,098.00

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2015 Ch. la Conseillante, Pomerol

Chateau La Conseillante, For laying down,

This is superb. The wine brims with elegant damson fruit, eucalyptus and waves of multi-layered fruit, spice and acidity. Black fruits dominate. This is tremendous Pomerol. Tannins are in fine balance. Soft, silky, long and sophisticated, this is big and serious, but approachable, rich and sumptuous on the palate. The finish lingers for some time. Acidity is pre-eminent and the tannins are fine and ripe, it is surprisingly powerful.

Blend: 81% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£798.00

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2015 Ch. Angélus, St Emilion

Chateau Angelus, For laying down,

There is a beguiling freshness and lift to this wine, a result of the high proportion of Cabernet Franc in the blend. This perfectly interweaves with the Merlot, which is ripe, fresh and lush.

Precise dark fruits, rich, juicy blackcurrants and blackberries combine with a healthy dollop of cream. Very tasty. The spiciness on the finish is incredibly well received. With a crunchy mouth-feel, the wine’s concentration is certainly attractive.

Blend: 62% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

1 Review

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,850.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,988.00

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2015 Ch. Pavie Macquin, St Emilion

Chateau Pavie Macquin, For laying down,

In recent years this fine estate has performed extremely well and 2015 is no exception. The wine has a great balance of ripe raspberry fruit and soft-grained tannins. It is simply delicious and will be a joy to drink two to three years after the vintage and 10 years thereafter. It shows a silky, seductive nose, with a core of redcurrant fruit. It is certainly one of the more successful wines from St Emilion this year.

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Bottle 6 x 75cl 10cs

£300.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£379.00

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2015 Ch. Beauséjour Duffau Lagarosse, St. Emilion

Ch. Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse, For laying down,

France > Bordeaux > St Emilion

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£650.00

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2015 Ch. L'Eglise-Clinet, Pomerol

Chateau L'Eglise-Clinet, For laying down,

Only 4.2ha. 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc. Seductive fruit and aroma. Inhabitual fragrance at the en primeur stage. Floral, berry fruit and chocolate notes. Voluptuous fruit hides the power of ripe tannins behind. Firmness and persistence on the finish. Both solid and seductive. Great potential.
Drink: 2023-2045
James Lawther MW - decanter.com

France > Bordeaux > Pomerol

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,298.00

Bottle 6 x 75cl 1cs

£1,450.00

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