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Merlots 

 

2004 Alan & Veitch Adelaide Hills Merlot    Beautifully crafted cool-climate savoury merlot; James Halliday - 90 points    $26.95 per bottle

2008 Calulu Park Yarra Valley Merlot       A superb merlot for the price; varietal, full-flavoured, stylish and well-balanced. 100% hand picked dry grown Calulu Park fruit and made at the Hoddles Creek winery by Franco D'Anna    $16.95 per bottle  

2007 Craggy Range Sophia Merlot Cabernet Franc    1st Placing - 2009 Wine Spectator Review (Gimblett Gravels versus Bordeaux Tasting); "This is one of the finest Bordeaux blends ever made in New Zealand. It will be a wonderful keeping wine... VALUE" - Geoff Kelly, 19.5 points *****; "Thoroughly justifies its exalted status... A very serious red... the best wine under this label since it was first made in 2001" - Bob Campbell MW, 97 points *****; "Full-bodied and beautifully balanced... a stunning wine... Superb" - Neal Martin, 95 points; "An elegant, balanced, classic wine, flush with plummy, curranty, chocolatey flavour and touched by spice. As is so often the case with superior wines, it... a smooth, complete wine" - The Wine Front, 95 points      $63.95 per bottle

2004 Craggy Range Sophia Merlot Cabernet Franc (375ml)    "Superb... The actual freshness and intensity of berry is stunning... this wine will be a marvellous foil for 2003 and 2005 St Emilions and Pomerols, in future comparative tastings" - Geoff Kelly, 19.0 points *****; Bob Campbell MW - 94 points *****; "A powerful and firmly structured red for serious cellaring... this label is destined to become an icon" - Home & Entertaining Magazine, 93 points; "A palate that is pure concentration and class" - Sue Courtney     $36.95 per bottle

2002 Dog Ridge DV11 Merlot     Rich & profound       $29.95 a bottle

2006 Esk Valley Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec    A fragrant, finely structured, beautifully proportioned wine that can not be recommended highly enough for those looking for affordable alternatives to quality Bordeaux; "It's substantial, loaded with flavour and personality" - Warren Barton, Top 100 Wines     $27.95 per bottle

2002 Mitchelton Blackwood Park Merlot     Superb value - Trophy for Best Merlot at 2004 Royal Sydney Wine Show    $19.95 per bottle

2001 Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Merlot     The Wine Front - 91 points; Jeremy Oliver - 90 points       $37.95 per bottle

2000 Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Merlot      Jeremy Oliver - 91 points    $37.95 per bottle

2004 Mount Burrumboot Estate Heathcote Merlot      James Halliday - 91 points; Winestate ****     $26.95 per bottle

2005 Murdock Merlot     "Very nice wine overall" - The Wine Front, 91 points     $21.50 per bottle

2004 Murdock Merlot     "Powerful, dense plum and blackcurrant fruit" - James Halliday, 94 points; "Supremely elegant and beautifully balanced" - Huon Hooke; "Real varietal character" - Ralph Kyte-Powell ****     $25.95 per bottle

2002 Penny's Hill Malpas Road Merlot     Tim White – 92 points; James Halliday – 90 points      $29.50 per bottle

2007 Picardy Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc    A delicious wine, made very much in the style of the Merlot dominant St Emilion/Pomerol wines; all about elegance and refinement; "A fleshy, soft elegantly weighted wine with pristine cassis fruit... seamless dark-fruit flavours" - Huon Hooke, 94 points *****; "A most attractive and fragrant wine with fresh cassis notes giving a juicy cast to the palate" - James Halliday, 94 point     $24.95 per bottle

2001 Plantagenet Rocky Horror Merlot     Halliday's Top 100 of 2003 - 95 points    $32.50 per bottle

2002 Sevenhill Cellars Merlot      Outstanding - Trophy Best Merlot Sydney Royal Wine Show    $29.50 per bottle

2003 Shelmerdine Yarra Valley Merlot      $24.50 per bottle