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Merlot
11 Products
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£18.50
Truly family run and owned, Bogel vineyards is now safely in the hands of sixth generation siblings with Jody Bogle Director of Public Relations and International Wine Sales. Jody’s grandfather pioneered winemaking in Clarksburg when he planted four-hectares of chenin blanc in 1968 after repeated failed potato harvests. As Jody…
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£30.99
The wines of Château Lamothe-Bouscaut have been much acclaimed since before the 2nd World War. A former fortress dating back to the 12th Century, the estate became under the formal ownership Sophie Lurton and her husband Laurent Cogombles who had already been running the property for decades. Made with minimal…
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£37.99
The Brancaia estate as we know it, celebrates its 40th birthday this year. Swiss couple Brigitte and Bruno Widmer purchased Brancaia in Castellina in Chianti in 1981 and their wines have been critically praised from the start. Having studied oenology, their daughter Barbara Widmer heads up the winemaking team whilst…
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£75.50
The Brancaia vineyard is located at an altitude of 230m with exposure to the south. The Poppi vineyard is at an altitude of 400 m, exposure to the south. Free-standing spur training system. Density of 3,600 – 5.700 vines per hectare. Hand-picked harvest. Delectable modern Chianti, aromatic and savoury, full…
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£17.99
The fruit is sourced from the Rocky Road Vineyard which lies in the headwaters of the Chapman Brook, near Witchcliffe in the south of the Margaret River region. Vineyard management takes a back to basics approach at McHenry Hohnen embracing sustainable ‘Old School’ practices that were used before the rise…
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£60.99
Poggio al Tesoro is a 70 hectare property in Bolgheri acquired in 2002 by the Allegrini family. All of the Poggio al Tesoro vineyards are located “soprastrada”, the area to the east of the Bolgherese road that is considered the best spot in Bolgheri. Soils here are complex and varied…
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£21.50
Grown on very old bush vines, d’Arenberg is one of the only estates in Australia still to use the backbreaking basket press. This gentler method of extraction extracts less of the bitter, rougher phenolics from the grapes. But that’s not all, they also foot tread all their red wines during…
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£27.99
What a blend, what a wine! Waiheke Island benefits from perfect growing conditions for cool climate winemaking, with warm summers tempered by a maritime breeze, lean soils, and long, mild autumns. This low-vigour environment produces small but concentrated yields of ripe fruit with intense flavours. These classic Bordeaux varieties were…
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£36.99Located in the Stags Leap district of Napa Valley and historic winner of the Cabernet Sauvignon competition at the 1976 Judgement of Paris where the winery achieved international recognition by winning 1st place in a blind tasting of 10 top French and California red wines, including prestigious first and second growths.…