This medium-bodied vegan friendly and organic Merlot exhibits an inviting array of plum, chocolate and mixed berry aromas, integrated nicely by soft and velvety tannins and rounded off with a touch of sweet spice and savoury oak to finish.

From the cold climate Orange region, this red has soft silky tannins & luscious fruits. Have a bottle on standby for when friends call by.

This lighter-bodied Merlot displays exceptional restraint while brimming with vibrant red berry flavours. Its elegant aromas are beautifully balanced with lush fruit and soft tannins, making it a true crowd-pleaser. Ideal for pairing with a cheese platter. Children of the Revolution’ are born of the desire for a naturally lower in alcohol wine that is vegan friendly and full of fresh, lively vitality. The brand is ‘Sustainable Wine Growing Australia’ certified, ensuring our water usage and vineyard management reflects our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. These are trail blazing, lighter styled reds, offering fresh bright fruit flavours and revolutionary enjoyment.

Refined and elegant, Merlot gives round wines with a rich range of fruit flavours and floral aromas Its soft, well rounded tannins make the wine incredibly smooth. The wine is matured in vats for a relatively short period of around six months in order to preserve all its freshness and fruit. Intense red colour with purple highlights. Intense nose with abundant red fruit aromas of cranberry and redcurrant mingled with spicy notes of dill and rosemary, as well as pastry overtones. Starts out soft and rich, displaying very smooth, fine tannins mid palate, and a return to red fruit flavours A smooth, well balanced finish with good acidity that delivers excellent length.

Every vintage, each wine parcel is allocated a batch code, separated from other batches and treated independently to ensure cleanliness and purity of winemaking. With Mother Nature ensuring each year offers new possibilities and hope of a celebrated vintage, these codes are the only constant, and have come to symbolise our family’s commitment to always make the wine the hero.

91pt Barossa Merlot from the impressive Thorn-Clarke. "Attractively ripe and fragrant, the bouquet shows dark plum, floral, thyme, and nutmeg aromas, leading to a silky-smooth palate that's juicy and beautifully rounded. Delightfully composed and expressed with a lengthy, supple finish. 91pts" (Sam Kim, Wine Orbit). Thorn Clarke is one of the largest family-owned estate-based businesses in the Barossa, set up by David and Cheryl Clarke (née Thorn), The Sandpiper range is named after the migratory bird which visits the Thorn-Clarke vineyards annually from the northern hemisphere - something of a reminder of the tenacity and commitment which is required for long term viticulture.

91% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. A velvety nose of black fruit and wood; morello cherry, cocoa and ripe blackcurrent.

Merlot is the perfect varietal for those who like their red wines on the smooth side. Soft, velvety and plush with fruit characters of plum, blueberry and blackcurrant, Hardy's have produced a wonderful easy drinking red wine with the added bonus of being bottled in a larger 1L bottle adding great value.