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750ml
Bottle:
$18.33
$19.30
12 bottles:
$12.36
Our Chloe Merlot is a full-bodied, elegant wine with a rich burgundy color palette, soft tannins and smooth acidity....
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$12.45
Fragrant aromas of red berries, soft round fruit flavors and a smooth stylish finish
750ml
Bottle:
$23.25
12 bottles:
$22.79
This delicious and well-balanced Seven Ranchlands Merlot wine will go great with medium-bodied fare from spaghetti to...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.41
$15.17
12 bottles:
$12.36
The color of this Merlot is dense black cherry red. It has aromas of raspberry and black cherry, with a touch of...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.75
6 bottles:
$16.42
Showcasing the very best of Washington State Merlot, this bold wine has aromas of blueberry and marionberry with a...
750ml
Bottle:
$15.11
$15.91
12 bottles:
$11.52
Blueberry and cocoa aromas continue in the mouth. Velvety softness trails across the palate leaving a rich, fruity...
750ml
Bottle:
$10.45
$11.00
This medium-bodied Merlot delivers aromas of spice, plum and blackberry with the perfect balance of earth, cocoa and...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.64
$15.41
12 bottles:
$11.52
Columbia Winery Merlot is rich, full-bodied and fruit-forward. Flavors of ripe raspberry, plum, black cherry and a...
750ml
Bottle:
$14.25
$15.00
12 bottles:
$11.12
A silky, smooth wine with low astringency and an elegant, balanced finish. Cherry and liquorice aromas complemented...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.11
$11.70
12 bottles:
$8.55
This intense and bright ruby-red wine holds an enchanting aroma of cherry and peppers with a soft touch of cacao....
750ml
Bottle:
$41.00
6 bottles:
$40.18
Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. Fruity, slightly herbaceous, with distinct raspberry fragrance in youth, in...
750ml
Bottle:
$11.76
$12.38
12 bottles:
$7.49
A polished, fresh wine with lots of inviting raspberry and blackberry in the bouquet. Medium-bodied with velvety ripe...
750ml
Bottle:
$12.36
$13.01
12 bottles:
$8.08
Tasting Notes: Fruit forward profile, including blackberry, cherry and vanilla spice. The finish is long and soft...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.72
$17.60
12 bottles:
$12.35
Cupcake Vineyards work hard to craft the richest, smoothest and elegantly-textured wines. This full-bodied yet smooth...
750ml
Bottle:
$16.90
$18.48
12 bottles:
$13.99
Merlot has settled in Sicily. The balanced and round character of this grape variety meets the Sicilian sun.
750ml
Bottle:
$12.76
$13.43
12 bottles:
$10.45
Complement your dinner with our layered Dark Horse Merlot. With notes of dark cherry, blackberry, and toasted oak,...
750ml
Bottle:
$26.36
$29.29
12 bottles:
$19.02
User-friendly and juicy, with red currant and spiced herb flavors. Drink now through 2026. 140,000 cases made.
750ml
Bottle:
$23.90
12 bottles:
$23.42
This vibrant and alluring Merlot draws you in with fragrances of ripe raspberry, Bing cherry and red currant, as well...
Gewurztraminer Mavrodaphne Merlot Piedirosso 750ml
Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
Additional Information on Greek Wines
Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
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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.