Merlot

Merlot

Our exclusive Merlot Collection brings you the finest Merlot wines from around the world.  From classic, 90+ points wines from Saint Emilion and Pomerol to exciting discoveries from South Africa and Italy, we've assembled a wonderful collection of the finest wines from this magnificent variety.  With award-winning wines from under £13 a bottle, our Merlot Collection gives all wine lovers the chance to experience the joys of this noble grape. 

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  • Organic
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    Country: Italy, Tuscany
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Smooth Fruity Red
    Recently purchased by the Tinazzi family, Pian del Gallo is located in Greve, one of the eight communes that form the Chianti Classico DOCG. Certified Organic for over 20 years, 2022 marked the first vintage from Pian del Gallo under the Tinazzi stewardship, making it one of Tinazzi's flagship names. Their Merlot Toscana is a wine with great fruit structure, fine tannins and a complex aromatic profile full of black fruits; the wines of Pian del Gallo are ones to follow. Taste A Merlot Toscana wi
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  • Wine 90 Point Rating
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Located on South Facing slopes overlooking the Dordogne River, Chateau Barrabaque is located in the appellations of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac. Cuvee Hugo is a fruit forward Merlot dominated wine with barrel ageing in French oak, bringing a beautiful structure. Blend: 70% Merlot | 20% Cabernet Franc | 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Vivino Rating: 4.4 (Jun 2024) Wine Press Ratings 90 Points - VertdeVin "The nose needs to decanted. It reveals notes of spices, pepper and more slightly of fresh / varietal fl
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    Vivino 4+
    Country: South Africa, Stellenbosch
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    95 Points - Greg Sherwood MW. Inspired by the world-renowned wines of the famed ‘Right Bank’ of Bordeaux’s Garonne River, the vision of De Toren Z originated, followed by the maiden vintage release in 2004. The exact same quality, precision and winemaking philosophy that De Toren is so well known for, would be used to craft an equal for the Left-Bank, De Toren Fusion V. This complementary Right-Bank Bordeaux styled wine is today better known as the eminent, De Toren Z. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (Apr 20
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    Wine 91 Point Rating
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    Country: South Africa, Stellenbosch
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    91 Points / Silver Medal - IWSC. The Morgenster Lourens River Valley is an exquisite wine artfully crafted from classical varietals, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Inspired by the Bordeaux style, the winemakers set themselves apart by choosing extended ageing, which elevates the wine's complexity. On the palate, a harmonious blend of cassis and raspberry fruit flavours mingles seamlessly with impeccably balanced cedar oak, while a subtle undercurrent of smoke and s
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  • Bin End - Damaged Label
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Damaged Label Stock. Château Galeteau, dating back to 1658, is a family-run estate nestled on the heart of Saint-Émilion's famed clay and limestone soils. Their 2022 offers incredible value, bursting with blackberries, cherries, and sweet spice. Layers of ripe dark fruit, balanced tannins, and a dark chocolate-plum finish make this a must-try. Although the label is either stained or torn, the wine inside is as good as ever. Taste Approachable Saint-Émilion with some fresh notes of dark fruits pl
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  • Wine 90 Point Rating
    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    90 Points - Jeff Leve. Château Vrai Canon Bouché hails from Canon Fronsac and since 2005 it has become one of this commune’s leading wines. Its single vineyard is planted with a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc and is hand-tended like it was a garden. The owners have steadily reduced the use of chemicals and have deployed natural methods to restore the soil’s vitality. 2017 was a particularly successful year for the property. Writing in the Wine Insider, Jeff Leve awarded it 90 points
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  • Wine 91 Point Rating
    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Clos-La-Gaffelière is the second wine of Château La Gaffelière, one of the oldest family-owned estates in Saint Emilion. It is also one of the most prestigious having been ranked as a Premier Grand Cru Classe in the original 1955 Saint Emilion Classification. It lies to the south of the town of Saint Emilion on the Saint Emilion plateau neighbouring Chateau Ausone and Chateau Pavie. The vineyards are predominantly Merlot with a little Cabernet Franc. There’s a noticeable elegance to it, though i
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  • Wine 94 Point Rating
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Even in the context of Pomerol, Clos l’Eglise is a tiny property. In an average year, its 5.98-hectare vineyard (which isn’t a walled ‘clos’) yields only 2,800 cases of wine, and given its rising popularity, stocks are quickly exhausted. The secret to its success – alongside the huge investment by its owners the billionaire Garcan-Cathiard family – is its sandy-gravel topsoil, hard-pan subsoil and climate which is drier in the summer and winter than further west in the Medoc. Critics have raved
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    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    92 Points - Wine Enthusiast. Chateau Petit Bocq made the most of its scattered Saint Estèphe plots and selected only the finest fruit for its Grand Vin in 2017. This Cru Bourgeois Supérieur is made up of 50% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Petit Verdot from vineyards that border the likes of Cos d’Estournel and Montrose.  Known as one of the best value wines in all of Saint Estèphe, it’s been described as a ‘…seriously structured wine. It also has density and solid black fruits that are r
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    Wine 93 Point Rating
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    93 Points - Wine Enthusiast. Château Fonroque produced an excellent wine in 2017. The 2017 vintage was unusual and not without its challenges. A hard (-6°C) frost on the 28th of April reduced the potential crop significantly as did a lack of rain in the spring. Happily a dry summer and sunny autumn allowed Fonroque to bring in a relatively small, but healthy harvest. The grand vin is a blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, a mix that played to the vintage’s strengths. Typically powerful and
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    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    95 Points - Decanter. Like many leading properties in Saint Emilion, Château Fleur Cardinale produced an outstanding wine in 2019. A severe frost in May saw the loss of over 1.5 hectares of grapes, and the heat that followed further reduced yields leaving a small, exceptionally concentrated crop. Being a blend of 71% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet it will drink well young, but has the structure and abundant fruit to age and develop over the next two decades. Decanter awarded the Châ
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    Wine 91 Point Rating
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    91 Points - International Wine Report. Surrounded by prestigious chateaux and sharing an exceptional terroir, Chateau d’Esteau Cuvee d’Eyssan delivers one of the best price-quality ratios in the region. This gorgeous blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc is a lightly wooded, fruity, and lively Haut-Médoc. It offers inviting aromas of cherries and plum, woven together with cedar, spices, and hints of dried tobacco. A well-balanced, elegant, medium-bodied Médoc, it is ready to be
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  • Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Château Bois de Rolland is situated just 17 kilometres from Saint Emilion, famous for its World Class wines like Château Angelus. This cuvée, made from old vines (Vieilles Vignes) benefits from the same clay and limestone soils, perfect for the Merlot grape to show its full potential. 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, this estate bottled wine has a lovely cherry red colour with an elegant nose of cinnamon, vanilla and red fruits. Nicely rounded with a good structure and a finish of coffee
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  • Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    In the heart of the minuscule 1000 hectare Fronsac appellation, tucked in between Châteaux Dalem, Haut Carles and Beausejour, lies this hidden jewel on the banks of the ambling Dordogne river. The microclimate here, created by the rolling hills of clay and chalk situated by the mineral rich river have an effect on the Merlot grapes which gives them stunning acidity. Plump, soft plummy black fruit flavours, medium to full bodied and a gorgeous satisfying mouthful. A must try great quality and val
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    Wine 90 Point Rating
    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    90 Points - Decanter. No ordinary Bordeaux Superieur, Chateau Lagrave Paran is nestled on a micro-property spanning approximately 3.5 hectares, this under-the-radar winemaker lavishes each vine with the utmost care, resulting in excellent wines year after year. The wine's soft, maturing black-currant fruits reflect the vintage's relative lightness, while oak aging gracefully smooths the tannins and imparts a final, juicy character. Vivino Rating: 4.1 (Aug 2024) Wine Press Ratings 90 Points - Dec
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    Wine 92 Point Rating
    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 15%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    92 Points - International Wine Report. No ordinary Bordeaux Superieur, Chateau Lagrave Paran is nestled on a micro-property spanning approximately 3.5 hectares, this under-the-radar winemaker lavishes each vine with the utmost care, resulting in excellent wines year after year. The wine's soft, maturing black-currant fruits reflect the vintage's relative lightness, while oak aging gracefully smooths the tannins and imparts a final, juicy character. Vivino Rating: 4.0 (Sept 2024) Wine Press Ratin
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    92 Points - International Wine Report. Château d’Esteau is located in Saint Sauveur in Bordeaux, France and surrounded by prestigious Chateaux - sharing an exceptional terroir - and delivering one of the best Price / Quality ratio in the region. This gorgeous wine is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, Cuvee d’Eyssan is a lightly wooded, fruity, and lively Haut Medoc. The 2018 Cuvee d'Eyssan offers inviting aromas of cherries and plum are woven together with cedar, spices a
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  • Award winning
    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Delicious and incredible value for money - a must-try. This 50/50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from Bordeaux was awarded the highest level of HVE environmental accreditation. Château Meilhan is vinified and bottled by Guy Bailly, owner of Château le Bourdieu in the Médoc. Located near the village of Valeyrac, his chateau was built in 1830 by Phillipe Delacourt, known as the Lord of Bourdieu. This wine has a lovely nose of black fruits and toasted notes with the structure and balance yo
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  • Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    The second wine of Château Rouget. The terroirs dedicated to Le Carillon de Rouget are slightly higher than the ones selected for Château Rouget. This, combined with the relative youth of the vines, compared to the ones of the Grand Vin, result in earlier ripening and give the wine its roundness and appealing character. Vivino Rating: 4.3 (Sept 2024) Blend: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc Taste With a burst of cherry and blueberry flavors, the taste is rich and concentrated, with youthful tannins
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  • Wine 90 Point Rating
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    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Located on South Facing slopes overlooking the Dordogne River, Chateau Barrabaque is located in the appellations of Fronsac and Canon-Fronsac. Cuvee Hugo is a fruit forward Merlot dominated wine with barrel ageing in French oak, bringing a beautiful structure. Blend: 70% Merlot | 20% Cabernet Franc | 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Vivino Rating: 4.4 (Jun 2024) Wine Press Ratings 90 Points - VertdeVin "The nose needs to decanted. It reveals notes of spices, pepper and more slightly of fresh / varietal fl
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    The 2nd wine of the Grand Cru Classé Château Jean Faure, La Reserve is a 50/50 blend of Merlot & Cabernet Franc, vinified separately to express the unique terroir of Château Jean Faure, the very same as its illustrious neighbours Cheval Blanc and Figeac. A wonderful introduction to a Château with a long history and which is located on one of the most prestigious terroirs of Saint-Émilion. Tasting Notes The black cherry colour of the wine also glimmers with very shiny ruby hues. The nose is r
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    Vegan
    Wine 94 Point Rating
    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    94 Points - International Wine Report. Situated on the banks of the Barbanne river which separates Lalande from Pomerol, this is some of the finest terroir and one of the best performing properties in the appellation. This medium-bodied red displays a fantastic structure with lovey fine tannins that provide plenty of structural backbone. A supple, sensual red Bordeaux with instant appeal and a long path of pleasure ahead. Wine Press Ratings 94 Points - International Wine Report (2016) The 2016 E
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    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Gold Medal - Concours International de Lyon. It is no wonder that this is the former domaine of the Lacoste family who owned Petrus. A blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc, Château Lys de Maisonneuve begins with aromas of red fruits and exotic spices are joined together with tobacco and herbs. Full-bodied with notable fruit tannin structure and a core of bright black cherries that lead up to the long juicy finish. Appealing now, and should continue to develop in bottle over many years. Viv
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Immerse yourself in history with this Saint-Émilion gem! Château Galeteau, dating back to 1658, is a family-run estate nestled on the heart of Saint-Émilion's famed clay and limestone soils. Their 2022 offers incredible value, bursting with blackberries, cherries, and sweet spice. Layers of ripe dark fruit, balanced tannins, and a dark chocolate-plum finish make this a must-try. A fantastic value for money wine.   Taste Approachable Saint-Émilion with some fresh notes of dark fruits plums, black
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    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. 90+ point Graves Bordeaux is a 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot from an historic listed Château on a terrace overlooking the Garonne River. Spiced red hedgerow fruit with well balanced tannins and a fresh finish. Vivino Rating: 4.2 (Jun 2024) Awards / Wine Press Ratings Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (2020) 90 Points - Decanter (2019) "An intensely fragrant nose of bramble fruits and fresh strawberries. Immediately alive and s
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    Vivino 4+
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    92 Points - Decanter. Hailing from the exceptional 2020 vintage, the Chateau les Vimieres le Tronquera 2020 is that rarest of jewels: an affordable fine Bordeaux. This tiny (0.45-hectare) estate is home to seventy-year-old vines that produce minuscule quantities of super-concentrated grapes. Decadently rich, yet supple and elegant, this offers Grand Cru levels of complexity with Margaux’s signature finesse. Produced by Eric Boissenot, consultant to Chateau Latour and Chateau Lafite, this is your
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    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 13.5%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Château Haut-Boutisse is one of the wines of Château Palais Cardinal, a family property that has existed since the middle of the 19th century and neighbour to the Grand Cru Classé Château Monbousquet. An average vine age of over 40 years and from the fabulous 202 vintage gives a wine full of concentration, structure and classic Saint-Émilion traits.  Taste Nose of coffee and plum with some velvety tannins on the palate. A wine full of charm and surprises brought by the vintage. Wine Press / Awa
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    Organic
    Vivino 4+
    Country: France, Bordeaux
    Grape: Merlot
    ABV: 14%
    Style: Savoury Classic Red
    Bronze Medal - Decanter World Wine Awards. Vincent Mercier bought Château Tertre de Samonac in 2005, and is a self made Château owner. He has been making organic wine since the early 2000's, and this lovely 100% Merlot from 25-30 year old vines has a deep concentration of fruit and a great balancing acidity and tannins. A robust, yet balanced wine on the palate with good acidity, great tannins which will soften as the wine breathes. A wine with wonderful character and elegance. Vivino Rating: 4
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