This comes from Wrattonbully, north of Coonawarra in South Australia, where Cabernet Franc is emerging as the regions number one red grape variety.

While almost all Australian Merlot in the bottle is made from one clone, this wine is made from a parcel of clones that are new to Australia. MERITE Merlot is a multi-clone blend that is built to showcase the qualities of these newer clones such as fine tannins and vibrancy. This wine aims to be a new benchmark for the variety in Australia. Sealed Under Cork

Bright and medium depth in colour with a crimson red hue. There are aromas of plums, roses, blueberries and spice with a touch of cedar. The palate has impressive supple texture, it opens with jujube fruit transitioning to a silky linear tannin and plum middle palate.The wine finishes refreshingly bright and lingers long after the last sip. This is a wine to cellar for ten years and will be drinking at its best in five years. Enjoy with roast chicken or contemplate over a vintaged cheddar.

Wynns is renowned for consistently providing fantastic value-for-money wines that have a quality that belies their price point. Their Riesling offers fresh varietal characters of green apple and lemon curd that make for great drinking as a young and vibrant wine while with a bit more bottle age this Riesling will develop nutty and honeyed complexities.

A pale dry rose with naturally bright acidity made in the classic saignee method. This refreshing rose was made to highlight the flavours that newer clones of Merlot create like cranberry, blood orange, rhubarb, and herbs.Best served chilled.

Aromas of gooseberry, green capsicum and citrus culminates in a zesty palate that displays tropical fruit flavours of pineapple and kiwi fruit that persists with tingly acidity and a lingering finish.

A pale dry rose, naturally bright, made in the classic saignee method. This refreshing rose was made to highlight the flavours that newer clones of Merlot creates like cranberry, blood orange, rhubarb, and savoury herbs. Vegan friendly winemaking practices.

Soft rounded and fruit-driven this is a good example of the approachable easy drinking Merlot variety. Generous plummy flavour with just a touch of oak and light tannins make this wine enjoyable now.</p>

While almost all Australian Merlot in the bottle is made from one clone, now Australia has better French clones of Merlot. This wine is made from one of them (Q45) by Australias new clone Merlot pioneers. MÉRITEs 2016 Q Merlot is made to showcase the attributes of this new clone: its a bold wine with intense fruit flavours, bright natural acidity and fine tannins