The wine is a deep plum red with garnet hues. The nose has loads of plum, cherry and spice aromas with hints of chocolate and smoky cedar. On the palate plums, mulberries and spicy tobacco leaf flavours are interwoven with toasty, vanillan oak. The plush velvet tan- nins of the Merlot support the fruit and give persistence of fla- vour in the mouth. This is an easy to drink wine that will marry well with food.Warm, ripe luscious fruit is the driving force behind this wine. The excellent vintage conditions of 2001 allowed full develop- ment of flavour ripeness in Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. This has been preserved in the wine by careful control of harvest and ferment conditions. After maturation, individual parcels of wine were blended to produce a medium bodied style with layers of flavour and well integrated oak support. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
Australia, South Australia
Producer:
Angove's
Product ID:
30802
Oak Lane Merlot Western Cape RSA
Description: The Veelverjaaght farm has a winemaking history dating back to 1695. The property is characterized by a beautiful oak-lined avenue running from the edge of the farm up to the homestead, hence the wines are today marketed under the Oak Lane range. The Joubert family have owned and run the farm for five generations. Fourth generation Jannie Joubert, with 20 years of experience, is in charge of winemaking, his brother Lukas runs the 120 hectares of vineyards, while Jannie’s son Fanie Joubert takes care of administration and finance. Once harvested the grapes undergo three days cold maceration where the grapes were fermented with French yeast in stainless steel. After fermentation, half the juice underwent maloatic fermentation in small French barrels and the other half in tank. Following 11 months maturation, the two components were blended, fined and bottled without filtration. The Oak Lane wines have impressive consistency and a good concentration of fruit across the range and this lovely red coloured wine has deep, juicy red fruits and subtle oak spice on the nose. A full and ripe palate with firm but generous flavours of raspberries, plums and vanilla is well structured with supple tannins on the finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £103.13
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Gallo Family Vineyards TURNING LEAFMerlot California
Description: Medium-bodied wine featuring rich, fruity aromas and flavours enhanced by subtle undertones of oak. Its pleasing notes of sweet, ripe fruit and plum deliver a full, soft mouth-feel and a lingering finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £87.63
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Montes CLASSIC SERIES Merlot Colchagua Valley Chile
Description: A young Merlot with some oak ageing. Elegant, refined and a marked fruitiness almost irresistible to Merlot lovers, and to those who sample it for the first time. Strong, spicy black pepper, full of harmony and soft to the palate. Aurelio Montes, the winemaker, decided to blend 15% Cabernet Sauvignon with this Merlot, to marry better with the oak, and give structure and finesse, that will also permit long-term ageing. Aged in American oak. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £103.26
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Trinity Hill TRINITY Merlot Cabernets Syrah Merlot Cabernet Hawke's Bay NZ
Description: The musts from each grape variety, 44% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc, 12% Syrah and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, are prepared separately, and blended after 12 months ageing in French oak. The result is a complex, fruit dominant wine, with many nuances on both the nose and palate. The blackberry and black pepper nuances of Syrah, the leather and plum aromas of Merlot, the aromatic spice and red currant character of Cabernet Franc plus the cassis and spine from Cabernet Sauvignon, have combined to produce a complex, fruit dominant wine. The sensitive oak ageing has added a further dimension to the wine without being obvious. Richness and soft, ripe tannins make this wine a serious yet eminently drinkable wine. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £172.56
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Finca Flichman Oak-Aged Merlot Mendoza Argentina
Description: A soft, slightly jammy style of Merlot, made using only stainless-steel-fermented fruit with no oak ageing, allowing the strong varietal character to shine through.
Plantagenet OMRAH Merlot Western Australia
Description: The Omrah Merlot is brick red in colour with a blend of blackberries, blackcurrant leaf and plums on the nose, with hints of spice. This wine has an elegant tight palate with fine even tannins, followed by a smooth plummy finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £113.68
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Wakefield Estate Merlot Clare Valley South Australia
Description: This is a dark red wine with a vibrant purple hue. The bouquet is showing attractive varietal fruit aromas of spice, mint, plum and cassis along with those reminiscent of rich fruitcake intertwine and are balanced by cedar, cigar box and vanilla oak nuances. On the palate this wine offers rich fruit cake flavours with sweet plum and cassis characters dominating. It is a flavoursome yet elegant wine with fine, long tannins, while the Oak derived characters such as tobacco leaf and cedar ensure the palate is not one-dimensional. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £109.96
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Liberty Wines CALBUCO Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot Central Valley Chile
Description: The Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot from Calbuco has great depth of colour, with perfumes of blackcurrant and a hint of tobacco leaf from the addition of the Merlot , which gives way to a soft, ripe rounded fruit character, with supple tannins and a juicy finish. In 2005 winemaker Alberto Antonini visited this producer to look at their vineyards and wines in tank and, following his input, they have now put together these blends which we think offer superb value within the Chilean sector. Calbuco is a volcano in the Andes, as striking a symbol of Chile as its wine. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £69.51
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Pyramid Hill Merlot Hunter Valley NSW
Description: Deep claret red with varietal Merlot flavours of Cassis and Leafy/Minty notes together with Mocha and Cinnamon like oak. A medium bodied Merlot showing soft fruit balance complimented by savoury tannins and subtle oak flavours. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £131.96
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Matua Valley BULLRUSH Merlot Hawke's Bay NZ
Description: Pleasant aromas of integrated oak and ripe black currants dominate the entry into this fine Merlot. The palate consists of black cherry and blueberry flavours with a spicy edge. The finish is soft and rich with grainy tanning and a layer of spicy oak, which lingers subtly. The fruit selected to produce this fine Merlot was grown in the Hawkes Bay region, on the East coast of New Zealand. The Bullrush vineyard is situated in the red metals triangle area, which is renown for its red metal soils and production of high quality red wine varieties. The vineyard uses vertical shoot positioned trellis on which to train the vines and these are pruned to maintain a production of three to four tonnes per acre. Leaf removal in the fruit band to expose the grapes to sunlight and free flow of air has been an important factor in maximising flavour development. Matua Valley Wines began as a small, family-run winery in West Auckland, New Zealand, in 1973. In the next few years, winemakers Ross and Bill Spence quickly gained a reputation for innovative, award-winning New Zealand wines (12 x 75 cl) Price: £75.05
