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)
Vergelegen FLAGSHIP RED Cabernet Sauvignon MerlotCabernet Franc Helderberg RSA
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Jacques Frelin Domaine Maurel CabernetMerlot Cabardes AC
Description: Organic, vegetarian. The only Midi AC wine made from a CabernetMerlot blend. As you'd expect it's a well-rounded, full-coloured red with spicy, peppery notes. It's supple and flavoursome and its gentle tannins make it both a versatile food wine and a good drink on its own. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £82.70
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Vergelegen VERGELEGEN 'V' Cabernet Sauvignon MerlotCabernet Franc Helderberg RSA
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Trinity Hill TRINITY MerlotCabernets Syrah MerlotCabernet 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 MerlotCabernets Syrah MerlotCabernet Hawke's Bay NZ
Alpine Pacific Wines HANMER JUNCTION Harmony MerlotCabernet Sauvignon Wairarapa Valley NZ
Description: This New Zealand CabernetMerlot was sourced from Cabernet Sauvignon in Waipara and Merlot from Gisborne. The wines were blended at a ratio of 50:50 to produce a wine showing the blackcurrant fruit of the Cabernet and ripe mulberries with spicy oak overtones. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £106.12
Willunga 100 Cabernet Shiraz McLaren Vale South Australia
Description: The Cabernet/Shiraz is more than a nod to the sort of quality that made Australianwine great; it is a return to a style that is uniquely Australian, combining berryish character and structure of the Cabernet and the brambly fruit and fleshiness of the Shiraz. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £101.04
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Rymill MC2 Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc Coonawarra South east Australia
Description: A rich combination of one-third proportions of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. These three classic varieties have been selected to provide intense fruit aromas, complex yet supple flavours and a soft finish. In regard to cellaring, we ultimately recommend that you enjoy the wine immediately. However, 2-5 years ageing could prove to be interesting. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £121.48
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Rymill MC2 Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc Coonawarra South east Australia
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Windowrie THE MILL CabernetMerlot Cowra New South Wales Australia
Description: The Mill CabernetMerlot is an excellent example of the harmony these varietals can exhibit when blended. The colour is deep berry red and has aromas of fruit, spice and American Oak. The palate displays soft integrated oak with concentrated fruit and soft lingering finish. Growing Season The Cabernet fruit in this wine is sourced from the oldest vines on the estate. The vines are hand pruned in winter to ensure a small crop load while allowing sunlight into the canopy. The vines are then trained during the growing season with a bunch thinning occurring. The Cabernet was picked ripe in early April . The Merlot portion is also sourced from old vines trained to a Scott Henry Trellis System. Restricted Irrigation led to yield of 2.5t acre. The fruit was harvested in mid March. Winemaking The Cabernet and Merlot portions are both made separately until final blending which took place in February . The final blend contained 86% Cabernet and 14% Merlot. Both the Cabernet and Merlot were fermented in small open fermenters following crushing with the rollers open. The ferment was seeded with Bordeaux red yeast and maintained at 25-30ºC. Following ferment the wine was transferred to 2, 3 and 4 year old French and American barriques. The wine was racked every two months before final blending and bottling. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £88.35
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Windowrie THE MILL CabernetMerlot Cowra New South Wales Australia
