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Red
750ml
Bottle: $19.89 $21.60
The nose develops an intensity of violet and wild berries aromas. The mousse is fair and creamy, with a dry yet full...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
100% Merlot from 18-year-old vines. The vineyards are sustainably farmed and indigeonous yeasts are used for...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.94 $12.57
12 bottles: $9.51
The wine is a blend of 85% Merlot with its fresh fruit floral character and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon to give the wine...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $28.84 $30.36
6 bottles: $19.20
The Beringer Founders’ Estate Merlot is immediately approachable with lush flavors of blueberry, blackberry and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.34 $15.10
12 bottles: $12.37
The Beringer Founders’ Estate Merlot is immediately approachable with lush flavors of blueberry, blackberry and...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $25.81 $27.17
6 bottles: $16.68
The Basics Ripe plum and currant flavors are immediately evident in its aromas and flavors. The Taste A sweet,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.43 $13.08
The Basics Ripe plum and currant flavors are immediately evident in its aromas and flavors. The Taste A sweet,...
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $19.49
Hints of plum, black cherry, and baking spices unfold smoothly across the palate with soft tannins and supple...
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Red
500ml
Bottle: $5.49
Hints of plum, black cherry, and baking spices unfold smoothly across the palate with soft tannins and supple...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.56 $18.48
12 bottles: $13.18
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94
12 bottles: $15.62
The Block & Row Merlot leads with impressions of ripe cherries and fresh raspberries accented by seductive aromas of...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.99
12 bottles: $10.45
Notes of cassis and red fruit on the nose. In the mouth the wine is silky with structured tannins, light spice, and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $9.94
This full-bodied, hardy red maintains an element of freshness throughout. An underlying herbaceous and earthy tone...
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Red
1.5Ltr
Bottle: $21.85 $23.00
6 bottles: $13.87
Deep ruby red color. Vibrant, complex aromas with typical fragrant hints of hay. On the palate, stylish spice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.58 $14.30
12 bottles: $11.40
Deep ruby red color. Vibrant, complex aromas with typical fragrant hints of hay. On the palate, stylish spice...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.24 $17.09
12 bottles: $13.18
Bollini Merlot comes from Trentino, where the clay soils in the cool, dry highland vineyards are ideally suited to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.99
A brilliant crimson hue in the glass hints at this Merlot’s generous palate of rich, ripe red fruit. Notes of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.94
12 bottles: $21.50
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Red
3.0Ltr
Bottle: $18.94
TASTING NOTES Bota Box Merlot offers aromas of cherry, blackberry and sweet herbs complemented by flavors of black...
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Red
500ml
Bottle: $5.99
TASTING NOTES Bota Box Merlot offers aromas of cherry, blackberry and sweet herbs complemented by flavors of black...

Bonarda Ice Wine Lambrusco Merlot

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.

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.