Yellow Tail Merlot is soft and supple, with sweet, plum and cherry flavours and a hint of liquorice or anise. Merlot is an excellent alternative to the heavier and more tannic red varieties.

In just a few short decades, the Taylor family have etched out a formidable reputation for producing high quality wine from their Clare Valley vineyards. This textbook Merlot captures the varietal characters of berries, fruitcake and velvety tannins. The judicious use of French and American oak adds mocha and vanilla softens and rounds the palate.

5th Generation Merlot is a ruby red coloured wine. Its nose gives off lifted aromas of dark cherries, red berries and lavender supported by spice and vanilla nuances. The ripe and full bodied palate is filled with blackberry and plum flavours integrated with plush tannins, leading to a delicate and lengthy finale. The cellaring potential of this wine is about 5 years. It matches well with pasta and red meat dishes.

Yalumba Y Series Merlot is soft and supple, with sweet, ripe fruit flavours and a hint of liquorice or anise. Merlot is an excellent alternative to the heavier and more tannic red varieties.

Predominately sourced from the finest parcels of fruit grown on the Zilzie Estate, these wines are testaments to the Forbes Family's passion to nurture premium quality vineyards and create captivating wines. Rich flavours of blackberry, cherry and plum with soft tannins and restrained oak. Excellent depth of colour, richness and complexity.

McGuigan produce another fantastically smooth and rich Merlot from their Black Label range. It is a soft and flavoursome wine with ripe fruit flavours of raspberry, cherry and plums integrated with subtle oak.

A fresh contemporary style of Merlot from Jacob's Creek produces a luscious medium bodied wine that has ripe plum and berry fruit flavours in harmony with soft grape and oak tannins giving length and texture.

When it comes to Australian Merlot, Katnook is among the very best. Lovely plum dark berry and cedary cigar box characters slip seamlessly into a finish that seems everlasting. Aged for 22 months in French oak, the swathes of blackcurrant are a delight to the senses.

This attractive Merlot displays varietal aromas of cassis and liquorice. The palate is fleshy and mouth filling with flavours of plum, sweet spice and creamy vanillin oak.