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750ml
Bottle: $162.72
6 bottles: $162.00
The 2011 San Leonardo (Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Merlot) is another landmark edition of this celebrated...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $153.13
Ruby red in color with light purple hues, complex aromas of wild berries, violets, spice and a so note of oak...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $380.88 $423.20
Blackberry jam, cassis, grilled herbs and melted road tar meld together in the 2011 Solaia. Another super-exotic,...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $95.62
This is very firm and dense with fantastic structure and a superb depth of fruit and silky tannins. Full body showing...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $225.95
A deep and beautiful red with ripe berry, plum and orange peel character. Almost exotic in style. Full body,...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $59.92
Complex aromas of blackberry, stones, cracked black pepper and tar. Full body with soft, round tannins and a juicy,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $238.95 $253.21
#14 of Top 100: 2014. Beautiful deep ruby with incredible richness in aroma—blackberry, blueberry and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $121.78
#14 of Top 100: 2014. Beautiful deep ruby with incredible richness in aroma—blackberry, blueberry and...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $41.78
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $744.62
#3 Top 100, 2014. Wow. Fabulous aromas of currants, rosemary, mint and orange peel. Perfect nose. Full body with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $60.95
A gorgeous, sleek wine with super-polished tannins and fabulous fruit. It's full but so refined and sexy. It goes on...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $392.95 $416.31
A dark, inky red, featuring violet, black currant, cedar, sandalwood and iron aromas and flavors. Nonetheless, this...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $201.95
A dark, inky red, featuring violet, black currant, cedar, sandalwood and iron aromas and flavors. Nonetheless, this...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $269.95
This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.45
This is a phenomenal pure merlot with blueberries, raspberries and hints of milk chocolate. Some nutmeg too. Full...
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $274.78
Ripe black cherry and blackberry flavors pick up rosemary, mineral and spice accents in this red, which is...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $277.95
Ripe black cherry and blackberry flavors pick up rosemary, mineral and spice accents in this red, which is...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $67.62
89-91 Shafer's 2011 Merlot jumps from the glass with dark cherries, spices, sage, mint and licorice. There is good...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $317.37
Blackberry jam, cassis, grilled herbs and melted road tar meld together in the 2011 Solaia. Another super-exotic,...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $260.03
This is the best ever, with fabulous, silky refinement and length. It's full-bodied, with a balance of fruit and...
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Grenache Italian Red Blends Merlot 2011

The purple skinned grapes of the Grenache varietal have quickly become one of the most widely planted red wine grapes in the world, flourishing in several countries which have the correct conditions in which they can grow to ripeness. They thrive anywhere with a dry, hot climate, such as that found in central Spain and other such arid areas, and produce delightfully light bodied wines full of spicy flavors and notes of dark berries. Their robustness and relative vigor has led them being a favorite grape varietal for wineries all over the world, and whilst it isn't uncommon to see bottles made from this varietal alone, they are also regularly used as a blending grape due to their high sugar content and ability to produce wines containing a relatively high level of alcohol.

With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.