Alberto Ravazzi “Prezioso” 2019, Toscana
99 points Luca Maroni. Named the best Italian wine of 2023. 50% Sangiovese, 50% Merlot
Chateau Belles-Graves Lalande de Pomerol 2016
Wine Enthusiast 90: This smoky wine is full of black-plum-flavored fruits along with layers of firm tannins. Dominated by juicy Merlot, the wine is still young while already balanced. Drink this rich wine from 2021. — Roger Voss
Chateau les Trois Croix 2015, Fronsac
92 points James Suckling: This sits at the riper end of the spectrum with plenty of cedary oak adding interest to rich blueberry and cassis fruits. The palate has a smoothly groomed texture with plum flavors carried on firm, fine …
Chateau Mongravey Margaux 2017
93 points Wine Enthusiast: This cru bourgeois estate, now in top form, is in the west of the Margaux appellation. The latest release reveals fine tannins and ripe, full black fruits. Juicy and with plenty of acidity, the wine is …
Chateau Moulin Canon Fronsac 2015
Right Bank Bordeaux from an excellent vintage. A great value!
Chateau Moulin Pey-Labrie 2010, Canon Fronsac
Importer Notes: I first came to know wine through Bordeaux. What I know now that I wish I knew back then—there is a whole galaxy of wine to explore once you leave the region’s archaic and contentious classification system behind. …
Chateau Phelan Segur 2018 Saint-Estephe
95 points Jeb Dunnuck: The flagship 2018 Château Phélan Ségur is a beauty based on 57% Cabernet Sauvignon and 43% Merlot. This was a great vintage for the Médoc, and the 2018 reveals a dense purple hue to go with …
Chateau Puy-Blanquet St. Emilion Grand Cru 2018
92-94 points Jeb Dunnuck: Deeply colored, the 2018 Château Puy-Blanquet checks in as 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon from a 20-hectare parcel of clay and limestone soils. Beautifully ripe and sexy, with a massive bouquet of …
Chateau Teyssier Saine Emilion Grand Cru 2015
James Suckling: A balanced and pretty red with walnut and berry aromas and flavors. Medium to full body. Barrel Sample: 91-92 Wine Spectator: This has a very friendly, juicy, rounded core of plum, blackberry and raspberry fruit, backed by silky tannins …
Duckhorn Merlot 2020, Napa Valley
93 points James Suckling: A juicy and fruity Merlot blend with plum, chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. Full and layered with fleshy tannins and a flavorful finish. Velvety texture. Lovely approach ability.
Duckhorn Merlot Three Palms Vineyard 2019, Napa Valley
New vintage of this legendary wine, a New World benchmark for Merlot.
Grgich Hills Merlot 2019, Napa Valley
Winery notes: This exquisite, sophisticated Merlot begins with aromas of dark cherry, raspberry and sweet ripe tomato supported by floral undertones of lilies, violets and fallen leaves. The tannins have an elegant density with a softness that is supported by …
Jayson Pahlmeyer Red Wine 2018, Napa Valley
95 points James Suckling: A creamy, full-bodied red with aromas of stewed blackberries, blackcurrants, dark chocolate, black tea and sweet tobacco. Ripe, polished tannins support a velvety core of dark fruit and chocolate. Delicious finish. Tight and so together. Drink …
Keenan Merlot 2015, Napa Valley
92 points Wine Advocate: Medium garnet-purple in color and composed of 100% Merlot, the 2015 Merlot offers a plums, blackberries and dried flowers-scented nose with touches of mossy bark and garrigue. Showing good expression in the medium-bodied mouth with plenty …
Nick Goldschmidt Fidelity Red 2017, Alexander Valley
Winery notes: Color is a purple hue with a red middle. Aromas of fresh blueberries and red cherries. The touch of French vanilla oak rounds out a very enticing and complex nose. The palate is again fruit driven. Bright and …
Seven Hills Merlot 2017, Walla Walla
Classic Walla Walla Merlot, elegant and complex, with plenty of oak influence accenting the dark, plummy fruit.
Tertre de Lisse Saint-Emilion 2017
Beautiful Bordeaux, with juicy red and black fruit, loamy earth, dust, and rock solid structure and balance. Organic.
Textbook Merlot 2019, Napa Valley
Winery notes: Intense aromas of ripe plum, mocha, and allspice marry with a generous mid-palate of rich flavors of black stone fruits and a balanced finish with full, extracted, almost sweet tannins. Blend: 98% Merlot, 2% Malbec
Vignalta Gemola 2013, Colli Euganei
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc. Pencil shavings on the nose, with toast, grilled herbs, olive tapenade, black cherry, black pepper. On the palate, very nice structure, and nice ripeness to the fruit, black and red fruit showing well, again with …