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If You Like Merlot You Should Try…

December 5, 2011
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Merlot is arguably the most fashionable red wine grape currently. Its soft and fruity characteristics make it easy to drink and yet it has enough complexity to satisfy the discerning drinker. If you are not a fan of big, heavyweight red wines then Merlot and other medium-bodied reds could be for you. With the health [...]

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Cono Sur Reserva Merlot 2009

October 10, 2011
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Considering Cono Sur‘s Pinot Noir remains my corner shop / supermarket wine of choice – and has done for going on two or three years now – I find it pretty odd that I’ve never tried their Merlot before: either their common or garden Merlot or this spangly several-pounds-more-pricey Reserva model. Knowing (and loving) the [...]

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2009 Bella Riva Sangiovese/Merlot

September 9, 2011
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Bella Riva is Italian for “beautiful riverbank” according to the winery website and seeing as the vines are situated overlooking the King River in the King Valley of the state of Victoria in Australia. Bella Riva is part of one of the big players in Australian wine, the De Bortoli winery. De Bortoli makes a [...]

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Giol Bio-Cocktail Sparkling Merlot

August 15, 2011
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Sort of like an organic, sparkling sangria, this is far from your average red wine, and – as its name suggests – almost more like a cocktail. It hails from that spiritual home of sparkling reds, Italy, and is a light and refreshing drink at just 5% alcohol, which barely registers on the palate at all. [...]

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Chateau de Terrefort Lescalle Bordeaux 2007

August 5, 2011
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The label says it all. A restrained colour scheme consisting of three colours only. A tasteful charcoal rendering of a Chateau surrounded by vineyards, set in the verdant French countryside. Lots of long French words. And the absence of any label on the back harping on about ‘mouthwatering berry fruits’ and how it’s best served [...]

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McGuigan Bin No.578 Merlot 2010

July 4, 2011
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For all the ease of use and endless pondering the internet has bought to wine buying, sometimes (all too often?) the purchase of a bottle can come down to what looks best out of the discounted bottles at the nearest supermarket. It’s fair enough – modern life is often complicated enough without turning the purchase [...]

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Meerlust Merlot 2005

January 25, 2011
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Trawling through my regular wine-buying websites the other day to see what bargains there were to be had, I nearly fell off my chair when I saw this wine advertised on special offer with Majestic at £15.99 per bottle. Not only is this a very good price for one of South Africa’s best producers of [...]

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Indaba Merlot 2009

December 10, 2010
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This was actually the first wine I picked up from my new local, The Village Vine, but being my least favourite of the bottles I’ve bought there so far, I thought it impolite to start with it. Not a bad wine, by any means: powerful and robust, with a punchy fruit flavour backing it up, [...]

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Calvet Reserve Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Bordeaux

December 5, 2010
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Last time I took a chance on a French wine on offer at a supermarket, it was very very bad. Despite allegedly costing £10 full price (yeah right), the resulting liquid was harsh, vinegary and acidic. Certainly not worth the £5 I shelled out for it, lured in by the indecipherable olde worlde label. Nevertheless, [...]

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Greedy Sheep Cabernet Merlot 2007

December 21, 2009
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Colour: Lovely velvety deep purple-red. Scents: Rose, aniseed, smoke and a hint of acidic grass. Taste: Very robust, though tannony and slightly sour. The aftertaste of plum and nectarine is exactly what you’d expect of a good Cab-Merlot. ABV: 14% Cost: £9.99

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Schroeder Estate Merlot 2006

December 14, 2009
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I recently ordered a case of Pinot Noir from the Schroeder Wine Estate in Patagonia, an area in Southern Argentina that is starting to make its mark on the world of wine. I must admit that I was a little more than slightly disappointed when a case of their Merlot was delivered to my door as [...]

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