Merlot

Cherry red in colour; fresh, perfumed aromas of ripe plum and berry fruits of Merlot, with cherry and red fruit of Grenache on the nose. The palate is round, with medium to full body and integrated supple tannins; it is juicy, easy to drink, with a touch of spice to the long, fruit-driven finish.

Pungent aromas of raspberry and red plums are tempered by the deft use of French oak. The palate is redolent with succulent, sweet fruit aromas and finely coated in ripe mouth filling tannins. Smokey and savoury oak characters provide a subtle background to this complex and well balanced wine.

Les Fantasies de Capion Coup de Coeur Rouge is a blend of Merlot, Syrah and Cabernet Franc from the Saint Guilhem Le Desert IGP.

This is a top drop, Wine Magazine recently rated this Merlot as the best in South Africa. No surprise when you know that winemaker Francois Van Zyl is passionate about this grape having worked and been a fan of Pomerol wines from Bordeaux. Hand selected grapes and natural free run juice, produces a ruby red colour, with a rich and complex aroma.

Laibach were the first certified organic block in Stellenbosch and this wine has become a benchmark for organic wine production in South Africa. Named in tribute to the 3,000 Ladybirds that are released each January to combat the presence of the mealybug and protect the vines.

Bordeaux Superieur - A superb property located on the edge of the famous Margaux appellation planted with 65% Merlot 15% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Cabernet Franc and 10% Petit Verdot. Aged in oak and carefully blended, this delicious claret is consistently good, with ripe supple fruit and soft tannins.

We favour elegance and balance in our wines and have strived for this with our Trillians Sparkling Red.Always a selected blend (mostly of Shiraz Cabernet Merlot but not necessarily in that order), allows us to achieve our wish.Secondary fermentation by the Charmat process allows us to sustain fruit roundness & tannin of the wine whilst keeping

A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon; this wine is a deep ruby colour with purple hues and has a soft nose of cherry, cassis, and spice.

Fermented in overhead retort-shaped, stainless steel fermentors at 26-28°C. Pump- overs were done three times daily over the fermenting cap. The wine was racked into barrels from the second week of March where it underwent malolactic fermentation. After further racking it spent 24 months in new and second fill 225 litre French oak barrels.

This bordeaux from Chateau Bechereau has been family owned since the early 19th century and has vineyards in Neac on excellent clay soils. Half of the wine is fermented in stainless steel before ageing in oak barrels for 12 months, the other half is fermented in oak.

Chateau de Gueyze is the flagship wine from the Buzet based cooperative Les Vignerons de Buzet. A Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon blend, Chateau de Gueyze displays aromas of blackberry and ripe plum, with notes of toasted cedar, the wine is ripe and concentrated on the palate with fine tannins and dark fruit characters.

Cathy Marshall`s Peter`s Vision Merlot is styled around the fruit paradigm grown in a cool, maritime climate prevailing in the Elgin Valley. Classic, restrained elegance with a mouthfilling fruit core, and pronounced aromatics of fresh black plums, mulberries, violets and pencil shaving minerality.

An intense, deep colour with violet flecks. The nose is complex and powerful with elegant wooded and aromas of cherry and blackberry, lifted with a hint of mint. In the mouth, the wine is structured, powerful with soft ripe tannins. Full bodied with a long finish with fresh fruit, and final hints of coffee and vanilla from the barrel age.

Showing a level of ripeness and intensity, combined with elegance, structure and capacity for ageing, rarely seen outside Pomerol and Bolgheri, while La Tour Melas can already be found on the wine lists of many of London`s finest Greek restaurants, it has yet to be tasted by any of the major international wine critics - which is why you can still

This Winemakers Reserve blend is widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s finest reds. The grapes are harvested from low-cropping, old vines in the Gimblett Gravels vineyards of Cornerstone and Ngakirikiri. It`s deeply coloured with aromatics hinting at black fruits, dried herbs, cocoa and cedar.

Named after the type of soil on which these vines are planted, at the top of the slope above the winery. Hand sorted with a long extended fermentation and then aged in new oak barrels for eighteen months. This wine was specially created from the BEST two barrels within the lot, making only 580 bottles for the world.

This most excellent wine exhibits very ripe fruit, intense aromas of redcurrant, blackberry and spicy notes. With silky tannins that combine with a lingering black cherry and coffee finish. It is full bodied and supple on the palate with a gentle touch of oak giving depth and structure.

This wine shows aromatic notes of blackcurrant, plum and spices. The palate is balanced with firm supple tannins and the complexity of barrique maturation helps to produce a beautiful creamy vanilla oak finish.

Described by Steven Spurrier as “Croatia’s best winemaker”, Ivica Matoševic has established himself as a force of nature in the country’s burgeoning wine industry. Grimalda is a Merlot, Tera blend from the Brdo vineyard in Central Istria. The wine is complex on the nose, with notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, cinnamon and all spice.

The Markham Vineyards Merlot from Napa Valley is aged for 15 months in a mixture of new and old French and American oak. On the nose black cherry and cassis aromas are layered with hints of vanilla, mint and toasted nuts. Elegant and supple on the palate, the juicy plum and cherry fruit flavors are punctuated with cola and black pepper spice.

An enticing nose of black cherry, plum, dried herb, with a hint of vanilla and just the right amount of sweet oak. The cool growing season was perfect for Merlot. Lively, structured, elegant and complex.

Another fantastic super Tuscan from Petra. Intense ruby-red in colour, Quercegobbe displays rich aromas of red fruits with subtle notes of spice, balsamic traces and eucalyptus. It is extremely elegant with a pleasant mineral flavour, fine tannins and an enduring bouquet. Body, alcohol content and acidity are all well balanced.

La Tour Melas is young and dynamic winery who create well made, textural and interesting wines in Achinos. Practising biodynamic and organic techniques, Kyros Melas planted his 11ha of vineyards with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot vines imported from his estate in France.

A superb undiscovered treasure from the Vauthier family of Château Ausone. This is a complex, aristocratic wine that is succulent and ripe with a pervasive bouquet and rich raisined fruit supported by harmonious tannins and lingering complex finish.