Plummy, velvety and plush … Merlot is a silky, satiny, mouthfilling and seductive delight.
Famous in Bordeaux’s Right Bank, it has been blazing a trail in other countries as well – as you will see in this stunning selection featuring fabulous Merlots.
Named after a sensual Italian folk dance, Tarantella is as charming as they come. Plummy rich Merlot, with depths of damson spice, from Puglia, home of “sensational bargains of real soul” (R Parker).
Le Bonalguet is brimful of rich fruit and Saint-Emilion-like finesse. It's from 2022, described by critic Lisa Perrotti-Brown as "a classic, great Bordeaux vintage". With all its luscious, velvety fruit, this Gold-medal winner is a stunner.
Two Golds for this red made exclusively for us by a multi-award-winning cellar in the Languedoc's Côtes de Céressou region. From the terrific 2022 vintage, this silky ripe Merlot revels in juicy red and black fruits with soft tobacco spice.
An expressive, rich Bordeaux carefully crafted by the Jolivet family. Château Saint Florin is from a great vintage and has won an impressive four Gold medals. Merlot-dominated, it offers an abundance of fruit and layers of savoury spice complexity.
Château de Francs is one of the oldest estates of Bordeaux. Taken up by two leading Saint Emilion figures in 1985 and lavished with much investment, its clarets are superb. From the classic 2016 vintage, this fine red is dark, velvety and complex.
