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1.5Ltr - Case of 6
Bottle: $79.12
The 2016 Laroque is blended of 95% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon from vines more than 50...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $847.95 $892.43
It is my job to come up with words to describe a wine, but the 2016 La Ricolma left me speechless. "Wow" is all I...
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Red
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $583.45 $598.11
2016 was an exceptional vintage in Tuscany and, according to Stefano, the best in 20 years. The cool night...
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Merlot 1.5Ltr

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.