Leconfield Merlot has big and juicy dark fruits, soft tannins all supported by lovely French oak. Paul Gordon continues to produce a serious Merlot for a great price, year in, year out. His Merlot is also one that will benefit from a little sit in the medium term cellar.

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>

Pure Vision's Organic Merlot is an outstanding value Merlot, taking on bottle aged secondary flavours of poached plum and soft tannins, yet still vibrant and youthful in spirit. Delicious.

Greenock Estates premium Merlot limited production of 500 bottles Single Vineyard in Eden Valley, hand picked fruit small open fermentation, 3 months maceration on skins, basket pressed & 4 years french oak maturation. A truly sophisticated wine that shows power and elegance. This Merlot will change your impression of Merlot grapes and wine produced at the highest quality of care and attention to detail. Cellaring for over 10 years. An investment wine & one to be enjoyed

Made from single vineyard to bottle. Low yields. Cool climate grapes from Nangkita. Deep sandy soil and limestone beneath. Rich in elements for natural aromas and flavours. Vibrant cherry with spice and aromas of dark fruits. It's wonderfully ripe and inviting on the nose showing Black Doris plum, blackcurrant, olive and spicy oak characters. The generous palate displays succulent fruit richness with fine texture and polished tannins, finishing long and delectable. At its best: now to 2034. By Sam Kim, Wine Orbit. Nov 2022. www.alexanderdanielswine.com.

A rich wine with a soft creamy texture, just the way a traditional Aussie sparkling red should be. Drink it now while it still has plenty of bubbles. Try it with roast turkey or any game meat or even with fruit cake and raisins.

The Victorian Pyrenees region is one of the few regions in Australia capable of producing consistent and distinctive high quality Merlot. Produced from selected parcels of fruit from their estate vineyard, this Merlot shows definitive varietal and regional character: medium-bodied in weight with a vibrant mouthful of bright fruit flavours, supported by a firm structure of fine grain tannins.

This Merlot blends the craftsmanship of California winemaking with the exotic tradition of dark rum barrel aging, resulting in an incredibly bold sensory expression. Dark ruby red in color, it opens with rich, sweet aromas of blackstrap molasses, sweet vanilla, mocha, cocoa powder, maple, tobacco leaf, spiced rum cake, anise, black cherry, and dark plum. Ripe, concentrated flavors of black cherry, black raspberry, spiced rum cake, molasses, caramel, brown sugar, baking spices, sweet oak, vanilla, and dark chocolate carry through to a long, lush, and sweet finish. A superb accompaniment to Caribbean rum cake, pasta Bolognese, Korean short ribs, Jamaican jerk chicken, spicy coconut curry, dark chocolate, brie with fig jam, and a white sandy beach at sunset.

Printhie is a stand-out producer from the emerging region of Orange and this Merlot has a complex bouquet of red fruits, violets and spice. The palate has fine acidity and gentle tannin providing attractive structure and length.