Notes of cherry, chocolate, plum, bay leaf, vanilla, medium-full body, medium-high tannins, medium acidity.
Food to pair: pizza, bbq chicken or a penne boscaiola, roast turkey, beef short rib, or a rustic ratatouille, lamb, roast veal, or filet mignon with peppercorn sauce.
Rich and robust, with ripe red fruits enveloped in spicy aromas. On the palate, this is a savoury and earthy wine with warm and expressive flavours through to a long, satisfying finish.
This is superb value for money, a Merlot dominant Bordeaux blend from the slopes of Stellenbosch's Simonsberg Mountain.
Country: South Africa
Region: Bankhoek, Stellenbosch
Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
ABV: 14.5%
This blend from the Bordelaise specialists of Banghoek Valley is brim full of ripe, bramble and plummy fruit with dark curranty corners. Bright, fresh and gently leafy on the finish.
Soft and velvety, bursting with dark berry and bitter cherry fruit characters.
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Grapes: Nero D'Avola, Merlot
ABV: 13.5%
Marchesi di Gresy Monferrato Rosso 2018
Regular price
£22.50
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Seductive, rich and enthralling - a brilliant northern Italian take on cool-climate Merlot.
Aromatic, spicy, mature forest fruits, notes of ripe plum and damson on the nose. Velvety and sumptuous on the palate - plum, rich vanilla and sour cherry give way to a fine, long, structured finish with ripe tannins. A full-bodied wine which exudes elegance.
Country: Italy
Region: Piemonte
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Merlot
Château Beau- Site Cru Bourgeois St Esteph 2018
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£39.95
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Remarkably great value for money Bordeaux. The majority of it is Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend yielding a wine with ripe and concentrated blackcurrant fruit, balanced oak and good structure. A typical St-Estèphe full of power and attitude.
Rich, dark purple in the glass with an intense perfume of cassis, plum and violets. On the palate, it is full and rich, with blackcurrant and raspberry fruit characters balancing well with soft tannins, and hint of classic St-Estèphe minerality.
Country: France
Region: St-Estèphe, Bordeaux
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet Franc 7%, Petit Verdot 3%
ABV:13%
Pizzorno Around The World Merlot Rosé 2021
Regular price
£16.75
Sale price
£12.95
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Beautiful, bright pink colour. Aromas of red berry fruit and white flowers. Fresh and dry with a very clean finish.
Country: Uruguay
Region: Canelones
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Merlot
Food match: great with Salmon salads and pasta dishes.
Adobe Organic Merlot 2023
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£12.25
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Classic Merlot nose of ripe dark plum and leafy notes, following through on the palate with rich, fleshy fruit, earthy notes and dark spice.
Country: Chile
Region: Wine of Chile
Grapes: Merlot
ABV:14%
Alira Tribun 2018
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£16.50
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Ruby red colour with garnet reflexes. Red fruit flavours, but also slightly minty reminiscent of eucalyptus. Black cherries, cardamom, white pepper and black chocolate on the palate with fine tannins from grapes harvested at full maturity.
Aromas and flavours of cherries, plums, spices, tobacco and liquorice - everything a Chianti should be.
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Sangiovese, Merlot
Château Caronne St Gemme 2018
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£26.95
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Concentrated cassis with a hint of liquorice. Bright and elegant Bordeaux red.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Haut Medoc
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 12.5%
Bratanov Merlot & Syrah Quel Mariage 2018
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£20.95
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Wild fermented Merlot and Syrah - beautiful medium intensive red colour with brick nuaces. Lovely bouquet of fruit and spicy aromas dominated by plum, cherry, a touch of cardamon and nutmeg. Fruity, juicy and elegant body with good structure. Leather and loquoric notes, finishing with fine and intriguing aftertaste of blackcurrant and tobacco leaves.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: South Sakar
Grapes: Merlot & Syrah
ABV: 14,5%
Château de Terrefort-Quancard 2016 Half Bottle
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£10.95
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Cherry, vanilla, clove, tobacco on the palate. Smooth tannins, full-bodied, high in acidity, oaked.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 13.5%
Food match: veal, beef, poultry, deer, venison
Château La Tour de By Médoc 2014 MAGNUM
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£56.00
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Ripe red cherries, blue berries, bramble, pencil shavings, tobacco, spice and cedar on the nose and palate. Complex and rich, will age nicely for at least another 5 years. If drinking now, do decant.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux, Medoc
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
ABV: 13.5%
Wente Sandstone Merlot 2021
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£21.95
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Sandstone Merlot is supple with beautiful balance, aromas of ripe red cherry and plum that are complimented by creamy oak notes of sweet caramel and vanilla pod. Additional notes of white pepper, cardamom, and graphite provide more complexity and continue to develop as the wine opens up in the glass.
Region: San Francisco Bay, California
Grapes: Merlot
ABV: 13.5%
Vegan
Ne de l`Eden, Cotes de Bordeaux 2017
Regular price
£21.25
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Style: Full Bodied and Bold Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Grapes: 100% Merlot
Other: Organic, Vegan
Aged in barrel for 23 months
ABV: 14,5%
Waterkloof BOREAS 2020
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£36.00
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Offering great enjoyment in its youth, especially once decanted for a couple of hours, but BOREAS has a long future ahead and will develop in complexity over the next 10-15+ years.
Complex aromas of redcurrant, plum and red cherry with cedar and spice notes with a hint of pencil shaving. The predominance of Cabernet Franc gives a wine an elegance with lifted berry fruit and a supple, finely structured mid palate. Firm yet fine tannins frame the spicy, long finish.
Country : South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grape: Cabernet Franc 51%, Merlot 25%, Petit Verdot 14%
ABV: 14%
Food Match: Beef short rib, roast lamb or t-bone steak
Deep red colour. Lifted aromas of fruitcake and tomato paste, cinnamon, cloves and smoky blackberry emerging too. Syrah spice complimenting the Bordeaux varietals and new oak component nicely integrated. Elegant dry tannin running with the complex spicy fruit from beginning to end of a long fine finish. Best 2023 to 2030.
Medium-bodied Bordeaux that you can consume now or leave it to age till 2030. Hints of vanilla, dark and fruit-driven with herbaceous notes, smooth tannins and a long finish.
The 2nd wine from Chateau Cantenac Brown. A full-bodied, but fresh wine with notes of ripe fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant), a hint of chocolate, earth, leather. The wine shows silky tannins and has a long finish.
Food pairing: beef, lamb, poultry, game (deer, venison)
Chateau Ste Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Regular price
£39.95
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Super-premium Cabernet from one of the oldest and most highly regarded estates in Washington State. Classic aromas of dark cherries, cedar, and pipe tobacco. Smooth and refined. Rich in dark fruit notes of blackberry, and cassis, as well as hints of vanilla and toasted oak. This full-bodied and rich, it has a lovely velvety texture supported by firm, ripe tannins and a long, complex finish.
Country: USA
Region: Washington State
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Petit Village Pomerol 2019
Regular price
£120.00
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Deep-ruby in colour, red-fruit and cedar notes. The wine is fresh on the palate with the notes of redcurrant and cranberry. The finish is long.
Grapes: Merlot (80%), Cabernet Franc (15%), Cabernet Sauvignon (5%).
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Pomerol
ABV: 14,5%
Cantenac Brown Margaux 2018
Regular price
£79.00
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A fruit-driven full-bodied 3rd Growth wine (blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry and red berried fruit). This is what we call classic Margaux.
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 61%, Merlot 39%
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub region: Margaux Cru Classé
ABV: 13.5%
Vignano Fratelli Fanucci Merlino 2019
Regular price
£32.95
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The Petrus of Tuscany! Superb, silky, plummy Merlot of note. Ripe red plums and strawberries, lifted by roasted hazelnuts nuts, dried cranberries and a hint of cocoa.
