Fine Wine > Still > $20-50 > Merlot

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It is really hard to find good popular-priced Merlot (think back to the movie Sideways). This lovely Merlot fits the bill: Fresh black cherry with a hint of truffle, comes onto the palate with big shoulders yet very refined tannins, leaving a long, broad finish. We like it a lot.

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Clos Magne Figeac is a plentiful, lavish, well structured red Bordeaux which also provides a lovely robe to balance its well developed bouquet. Being that it is located on the Saint Emilion plateau between Pomerol and Saint Emilion, it is no surprise that the wine emulates qualities from both..

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One of our most popular Merlots, Mantanzas Creek offers juicy black fruit, excellent depth of flavor and a lingering cassis and asian spice on the finish. A great crowd pleaser!

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"This 20+-acre vineyard, acquired by Gerard and Chantal Perse in 2001, is planted on a clay and limestone plateau. The 2009, a blend of 80% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, was cropped at 22 hectoliters per hectare, and possesses 14.2% alcohol. One of the top wines of the..

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A major sleeper of the vintage, this outstanding wine from the Aubert family in St.-Emilion has terrific plum, black cherry and cassis fruit as well as hints of earth and flowers. Supple-textured, opulent and savory, it is a heady, fleshy wine to drink over the next 3-5 years.

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The wine is a dark ruby with a youthful purple hue. Integrated nose,with hints of berries along with subtle herbaceous, mineral, spice, clove, cherry and currant notes. Full bodied the wines is rich and opulent with a solid core of fresh fruit backed by firm ripe tannins. Good balance, well..

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"It is one of our favorite affordable Pomerols: Rich, smooth and mouth filling with

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"The top cuvee of Cotes de Castillon from Dr. Alain Raynaud (of Quinault l'Enclos fame) and Gerard Perse (Pavie, Monbousquet, and Pavie-Decesse), this highly-extracted, rich, pure, black/purple-colored, dense, medium-bodied Cotes de Castillon reveals beautifully etched black currant and blackberry..

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"… big, sweet bouquet of chocolatecovered cofee beans, berry fruit, smoke and earth. Round, seductive, juicy and easy-going, it possesses

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"... it displays plenty of kirsch, sweet cherries and red currants along with some sandy/loamy soil and roasted herb notes in a very sexy, up-front, lush, medium to full-bodied style. There’s not a hard edge to be found in this La Croix de Gay ..."