Merlot & Blends
Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Esk Valley 'Artisinal Series' Malbec Merlot Cabernet 2021
The Artisanal Collection is a new range of fine wines with winemaker Gordon Russell?s artistry and vision on full display, yielding soulful wines that express Esk Valley?s character and Hawkes Bay home.In the Collection, classic Hawkes Bay wine styles are...
NZD23.99
Craggy Range "SOPHIA" Merlot 2021
The best parcels of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot Bordeaux varietals are selected from the Gimblett Gravels vineyard and blended to make the richly layered and precisely constructed ‘Sophia’. The grapes are blended to produce a wine...
NZD124.99
Clearview Cape Kidnappers Merlot 2022
This affordable full bodied Hawke's Bay red over delivers with soft, plush Merlot playing the lead role and balanced by a robust, spicy 12% Malbec, which adds oomph and power to the wine. Tasty stuff.
NZD19.99
Church Road 'One' Single Vineyard Merlot 2019
Church Road 1 is a story of provenance and our single vineyard offering showcasing the unique character of our very best vineyards from the best sub-regions in Hawke?s Bay including the famed Redstone, Tuki Tuki and Gimblett Gravels sites. Our...
NZD119.99
Babich Irongate Cab Merlot Franc 2018
We have been producing Babich Irongate Cabernet Merlot Franc since 1986 and it has evolved into this richly flavoured, balanced and elegant wine. The vines from this now-famous Gimblett Gravels Irongate vineyard are selected at pruning, and crop levels are...
NZD36.99
Haha Merlot
H?h? actually means tasty and delicious in Maori and true to label that?s exactly what their wines are.This is their Haha Merlot and they?ve used quality fruit from the sunny Hawke?s Bay region, perfect for producing juicy, silky smooth Merlot.
NZD16.99
Chateau Treytins Montagne Saint Emilion 2020
Located in N?ac, adjoined to the high terrace of Pomerol, the vines of Chateau Garraud Treytins spread over 46 hectares. 40ha in Lalande de Pomerol and 6 in Montagne Saint Emilion, these wines express the complexity and richness of their...
NZD37.99
Stone Paddock 'Scarlet' Red blend 2020
This blended red is a prime example of the style produced from the stony gravel soils of the Paritua Vineyard. Highly scented Black Doris plum, blackberry and black currant aroma?s with hints of baking spice, cedar and fine spicy oak....
NZD24.99
Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2021
The Gimblett Gravels Merlot is carefully selected from parcels of Merlot in the Gimblett Gravels Vineyard. The warm, gravelly soils are perfect for the production of Merlot and the moderate heat allows the wine to retain freshness and structure without...
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Church Road Grand Reserve Merlot Cabernet 2019
“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
Te Mata Estate Awatea Merlot Cabernet 2022
IN STORE NOWFirst made in 1982, Awatea continues to represent the best of the classic Hawke's Bay Cabernet/Merlot blend. Awatea takes its name from the historic ship SS Awatea (a Maori word meaning “Eye of the Dawn”) that sailed the Auckland...
NZD44.99
Hans Herzog Spirit of Marlborough
A blend of merlot, cabernet franc and cabernet sauvignon in equal parts. Rich, ripe and fleshy red that's showing the benefit of a little bottle-age with integrated flavours and a silken texture. Ripe berry, dark cherry, cassis, dried herb, liquorice...
NZD71.99
Theory & Practice Merlot 2020
From winemaker extraordinaire comes the Theory & Practice Merlot!A complex savoury nose with fruit characters of black plum from the merlot and some lifted black-currant bud notes from the Cabernet Franc. Barrel ferment notes of coffee, funk and chorizo sausage add savoury...
NZD19.99
Clearview Cape Kidnappers Merlot Cabernet 2019
Clearview Winery was founded by wine lover and winemaker Tim Turvey, who was the first to plant grapes on the coast at Te Awanga, south of Napier; it's a beautiful, if windy, site, and home to a tasty fruit salad...
NZD19.99
The Boneline Iridium 2016
This stylish and complex Bordeaux blend is full of ripe cassis and berry fruits, with a leafy and mineral turn about it. The freshness and fine tannin of this blend of Cabernet, Cabernet Franc and Merlot is French-styled, reminding one...
NZD59.99
Chateau Romfort Blaye Cotes du Bordeaux 2020
Merlot 85% Cab Sauv / MalbecThe nose of this elegant Bordeaux gives fine red fruit aromas. Well-balanced, the wine has a velvety, noble quality on the palate with rich fruit. It is a medium-bodied, supple-textured wine with ripe tannins.Bordeaux wines...
NZD32.99
Carmen Frida Kahlo Reserva Merlot 2023
Frida Kahlo’s most famous and well-known phrases inspired this line’s creation and we captured her best qualities in each wine because many elements in her personality remind us of our varieties.This wine has a bright ruby red color. On the...
NZD24.99
Maxim Wines Time & Tide Merlot 2020
Maxim Wines is a small wine producer in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand making small batches of beautiful, handcrafted wines with a particular passion for Hawke’s Bay Chenin Blanc and Syrah. Their fruit comes from carefully selected sites and growers in...
NZD23.99
Squawking Magpie 'The Gravels' Merlot Malbec Cabernet 2020
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...
NZD35.99
Cantine Pirovano Beatrice Collezione Appassamento Salento 2020
Amadio Pirovano opened the tavern ?Da Pirovano? in the mid-800s, selling wine bought mainly from small farmers in southern Italy, especially in Puglia. Today, the fourth generation, with commitment and dedication, continues the growth and development of the family business.Pirovano...
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Craggy Range 'Sophia" Merlot 2022
The best parcels of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot Bordeaux varietals are selected from the Gimblett Gravels vineyard and blended to make the richly layered and precisely constructed ‘Sophia’. The grapes are blended to produce a wine...
NZD132.99
Mollydooker 'The Scooter' Merlot
This vibrant and lifted Merlot exudes rich plum flavours with undertones of both red and dark fruit and a soft touch of oak. As the wine develops in the glass, layersof chocolate, nutmeg and cinnamon spice come to the fore....
NZD43.99
Chateau Tour le Pins 2020
A family affair since 1895... Ch?teau Tour Le Pin 2020 reveals aromas of ripe red fruits, blackcurrant and spices, with delicate notes of vanilla and cedar brought by its 12-month aging in barrels. Enhanced by silky tannins and persistent length,...
NZD22.99
Squawking Magpie 'The Nest' Merlot Cabernet 2019
Squawking Magpie'sa Gimblett Gravels fruit was handpicked and gently handled to ensure skins were not torn or seeds crushed as they de-stemmed and moved the grapes to their small fermenting vats, then basket pressed.The natural yeast on the grape skins...
NZD57.99