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1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$21.42
$23.80
6 bottles:
$14.73
Mouthfilling flavors of plums, cherries, and wild red berries dominate our Merlot from start to finish. It’s soft,...
1.5Ltr
Bottle:
$23.37
$24.60
6 bottles:
$15.00
Our Merlot pops with vibrant fresh blueberry flavors with hints of plum and blackberry fruit leading to a luscious,...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.94
$12.57
12 bottles:
$9.51
Our Merlot pops with vibrant fresh blueberry flavors with hints of plum and blackberry fruit leading to a luscious,...
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Avignonesi Cortona Merlot Desiderio 1998
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$103.55
Intense, deep red in colour, Desiderio 1998 reveals inviting notes of sweet cherries and raspberries, rose petals and...
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Sansonina Verona Merlot IGT 1998
1.5Ltr - Case of 3
Bottle:
$338.95
Deep ruby-red in color, with concentrated notes of crushed black cherries, cocoa, dried herbs, and a touch of balsam....
Merlot Petite Sirah 1998 NV
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.
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.