Adriano Ramos Pinto QUINTA da ERVAMOIRA 2005 Vintage Port
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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: £65.79
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Arlewood Estate Cabernet Merlot Margaret River Australia
Description: Arlewood Estate was established in 1988 in the Willyabrup Valley of the Margaret River wine region in Western Australia. The Gosatti family in partnership planted a small vineyard near Cowaramup in 1995, and acquired Arlewood Estate in 1999. In October 2005, The Gosatti Family completed an outright purchase of Arlewood to pursue the vision that is starting to crystalise with the release of some wines worthy of their situation. The total area under vine is 15 hectares and the plantings include 17 year old Cabernet Sauvignon and Semillon vines; 11 year old Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc; 10 year old Chardonnay, along with newer plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot. This wine is a blend of hand picked 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot from the Arlewood Wilyabrup vineyard. Once assembled in the winery this wine is oak aged for 12 months in 30% new Seguin Moreau French barriques and 70% 2 year old French barriques. Aromas of dark berry fruits, with a lovely perfume on the nose give way to a juicy, fleshy and soft palate, with layers of fruit wrapped in fine tannins. Finishing long and focussed (12 x 75 cl) Price: £152.20
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Arlewood Estate Cabernet Merlot Margaret River Australia
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Franciscan Merlot Napa Valley California
Description: The Merlot is harvested from a variety of Napa Valley vineyards, including the Franciscan vineyard in the heart of the Oakville District. When tannin maturity and flavor development have reached their optimum stage the grapes are harvested. This fanaticism for ripeness is evident in the Franciscan Merlot, a wine that is plush, elegant and expresses remarkable concentrated fruit flavors with our hallmark supple tannins. Ruby red in colour with brilliant clarity and medium depth, this Merlot has deep, stone fruit aromas. Rich, lush and velvety the Merlot is showing flavours of fresh fruit, cherries, plums and blackberries that merge with light, toasty oak. Well balanced and structured, with a long finish this is a superb merlot. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £206.03
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Franciscan Merlot Napa Valley California
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Montes CLASSIC SERIES Merlot Colchagua 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: £94.03
Ronchi di Manzano Merlot Colli Orientali del Fruili DOC
Description: The dense ruby/purple coloured Merlot possesses a chewy, layered style with hints of cola, berry, fruit and mocha. Medium bodied, pure and impressive for a Merlot. (6 x 75 cl) Price: £92.44
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Ronchi di Manzano Merlot Colli Orientali del Fruili DOC
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Fetzer VALLEY OAKS Merlot California
Description: This soft, subtle Merlot is sourced from Lodi-Woodbridge, Central and North Coasts. A wine which exudes the natural fleshiness of the Merlot. After traditional fermentation in stainless steel, further maturation takes place for six months in new or second year barrel. DUPLICATE (6 x 75 cl) Price: £51.92
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Fetzer VALLEY OAKS Merlot California
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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: £166.58
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Trinity Hill TRINITY Merlot Cabernets Syrah Merlot Cabernet Hawke's Bay NZ
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Viu Manent Merlot Colchagua Valley Chile
Description: TASTING NOTES Deep violet in colour, on the nose this wine exhibits classic Merlot notes of blackberry, rum and raisen and black cherry. In the mouth flavours of plum, chocolate and fragrant herbs are backed up by soft, supple tannins and a fresh acidity leading to a long elegant finish. Oak 30 % of the blend was matured for 7 months in second and third use French barrels. Grape variety Merlot 100% Vineyard El Olivar, located near the town of Peralillo , Colchagua Valley . Sourced from Merlot blocks with an average age of 5 years. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £77.73
