Merlot & Blends
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Beach House Merlot Cabernet Franc 2021
The fruit for this delicious blend was hand-picked, de-stemmed and fermented separately in small open topped vats where they were gently hand plunged and pumped over to aid in extracting the maximum amount of flavour and colour from the berries....
NZD25.99
Squawking Magpie 'The Chatterer' Gimblett Gravel Merlot Malbec 2021
This wine is deep in colour with a layered fragrant nose of ripe plum and cassis with lifted vanilla, cedar and tobacco notes.The palate has a rich velvet texture with excellent structure, ripe black fruits and cassis flavours with a...
NZD24.99
Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite Les Legendes Bordeaux 2020
The Lafite Rothschild family has been producing wine in Bordeaux since 1868. For six generations, they got to know this beautiful landscape and understand the unique traits of the vines from each appellation. Three decades ago, the family was inspired...
NZD29.99
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Coopers Creek Metals & Gravels Merlot Malbec 2020
The Coopers Creek Select Vineyards range (a.k.a. SV) is turning heads. A set of small batch, carefully crafted, award winning wines, some of them might be new to you, others benchmark expressions of their varietal. From exotic aromatics to deep,...
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Matawhero Church House Block Pinot Noir 2021
A delicious Pinot Noir from somewhere a little different... Gisborne!It pours a deep crimson. Aromatic strawberry jam notes with forest floor characters adding complexity.The palate is soft, rich and full of summer fruits (strawberries and raspberries) and complex forest floor....
NZD26.99
Elephant Hill Merlot 2019
This is a blend of 67% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Malbec and 5% Cabernet Franc from our Gimblett and Triangle Vineyards. The grapes were 100% destemmed and fermented in numerous small batch ferments then gently pressed to oak barriques....
NZD29.99
Church Road Grand Reserve Cabernet Merlot 2020
?Blends of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are one of the most challenging and exciting wine styles to produce. There is a synergy between these two varieties that produces some of the most complete, complex, fragrant and satisfying styles of red...
NZD36.99
Geografico Contessa di Radda Toscana IGT 2019/20
The winery writes: "A cooler climate yet full body Merlot, a wine that expresses a pure fruit-based elegance with a smooth yet intense structure. Deep ruby, dark fruit supported by licorice and tobacco aromas. Cabernet and Petit Verdot add up...
NZD28.99
Babich 'The Patriarch' 2015
The Patriarch is Babich’s flagship red wine, grown on their Gimblett Gravels ‘Irongate’ vineyard in Hawke’s Bay. This blend contains Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec. The nose is darkly perfumed and warm with nutmeg and cedar notes. The palate is...
NZD105.99
Clearview Old Olive Block Cab Sauv/Cab Franc/Malbec/ Merlot 2021
Aptly named, as the fruit for this wine comes from an old olive tree planting.Finely textured, ageworthy, merlot-based red, with 14% malbec. Weighty, with strong, ripe plum and spice flavours, a hint of fruit cake, cedary oak in evidence, and...
NZD49.99
Redmetal Basket Press Merlot Cabernet Franc 2021
Red Metal began as a passionate producer of Merlot blended with a small proportion of Cabernet Franc, but over time added Syrah and more recently Albarino to their range. There are two levels - Basket Press (the Reserve level wines),...
NZD43.99
Puriri Hills Harmonie du Soir 2019
The season is at hand when swaying on its stemEvery flower exhales perfume like a censer;Sounds and perfumes turn in the evening air?? Charles Baudelaire, Harmonie du Soir (1857)Accolades:97/100 ? Bob Campbell MW5 stars (Super Classic) ? Michael Cooper?A blend of merlot...
NZD136.99
Stonecroft Ruhanui Merlot Cabernet 2023
Stonecroft is a small, family owned winery making organic Gimblett Gravels wines in Hawke?s Bay, New Zealand. The owners are Dermot McCollum and Andria Monin, who live on the Roy?s Hill vineyardOriginally, this wine was the first to be made...
NZD32.99
Alpha Domus Foxmoth Merlot 2023
Alpha Domus winery was founded in 1989 and its name is an anagram of the owners' names, Anthonius, Leonard, Paulus and Henrikus. Domus is Latin for home. They named this soft, chocolatey and plush Merlot after the classic 1932 Fox Moth...
NZD23.99
Stone Paddock Merlot
This Merlot is a prime example of the style produced from the stony soils of Hawke?s Bay.Plum aromas with five spice, vanilla, and cedar notes from the oak. The palate is plush andvelvety and shows dark fruits dominated by plum...
NZD24.99
Elephant Hill Reserve Merlot Cabernet 2017/18
Intensely fragrant aromas of blackberries, cassis, plums, graphite and leather.Big, rich and densely flavoured, the palate is laden with dark fruit, blackberries and black cherries, while chocolate and spice oak notes round it off. The tannins are succulent and grainy,...
NZD41.99
Puriri Hills Mokoroa 2022
Puriri Hills makes luxurious blended red wines inspired by the grand crus of Pomerol and St ?milion, on the right bank of Bordeaux, France.Established in 1996, Puriri Hills is a privately owned vineyard founded by Judy Fowler. We make ?estate...
NZD37.99
Te Mata Estate Merlot Cabernet 2023
An intense bright-dark crimson, Estate Cabernet/Merlot ’20 shows immediate ripe raspberry, wild blackberry and black plum, all set against dark chocolate and velvety tannins. Sumptuous layers of flavour run from rich fruit to sandalwood, French Vanilla, and pipe tobacco. With...
NZD26.99
Radburnd Cellars Merlot Cabernet 2018/19/20
For over 35 years Kate Radburnd has been doing what she loves most – making great wine and sharing the knowledge. Radburnd Cellars is a small winery established in 2017 by winemaker Kate Radburnd, with the single purpose of making...
NZD82.99
Shingle Peak Merlot 750mL
Vibrant violet/red in color. The nose exhibits charry, liquor ice, plum and dark berry fruits which follow through on to the palate, encased in firm but fine tannins and spicy oak. All this results in an even fruit driven Hawkes...
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Pegasus Bay Merlot Cabernet 2021
On release, the wine is deep ruby colour. Its abundant aromas and flavours suggest wild blackberries, purple plums, cassis, and chocolate mocha, with underlying hints of vanilla pod, spice and roasted nuts. The palate is rich but muscular with a...
NZD36.99
Matawhero Church House Block Malbec Merlot 2024
You simply cannot go past this sumptuous Gisborne Malbec. Big and fruity filled with ripe, elegant tannins. This is sensational wine.Deep crimson, with lifted aromatic notes of Doris plum, dark fruits, chocolate, violet and dusty herbs. The grapes for this...
NZD23.99
Matawhero Gisborne Merlot 2024
Dark garnet with brilliant crimson edge. Complex nose with hints of plums and blackberries. A full-bodied red wine. Hints of light mocha and rich full berry flavours. The wine has good concentration with a smooth finish. Enjoy with meat, cheese...
NZD21.99
Lake Chalice 'The Falcon' Merlot 2022
An intense nose of blackcurrants, wild berry and ripe black Doris plums. The palate is full bodied with dark fruity elements and hints of savoury olives.
NZD17.99