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Merlot
red grape Pomerol / Saint-Émilion; Chile; California serve 16–18 °C ages 3–15 years
Merlot is a red grape: full-bodied, moderate acidity, moderate tannin, usually dry. 208 Merlot wines from £20.36. Typical aromas: plum, blackberry, black cherry, chocolate.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
full
moderate
moderate
some
Is Merlot sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
roast chicken, pork, pasta with meat sauce, mushroom dishes, mild cheese. softer tannin than Cabernet suits lighter meats
Where it grows
Pomerol / Saint-Émilion, France — plush, plum, velvety; the world's finest Merlot on clay
Chile, Chile — soft, ripe, easy
California, United States — ripe, round, often oaky
If you like Merlot
208 Merlot wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clos Apalta 2019 Clos Apalta · Colchagua Valley | £118.15 | |||
| Andrew Will Sorella 2020 Andrew Will · Washington | £82.31 | |||
| Fattoria Le Pupille Saffredi 2022 Fattoria Le Pupille · Tuscany | £89.24 | |||
| Sena 2021 Sena · Aconcagua Valley | £93.49 | |||
| Bodega Chacra Chardonnay 2023 Bodega Chacra · Patagonia | £101.99 | |||
| Petrolo Galatrona 2022 Petrolo · Tuscany | £101.99 | |||
| Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte · Bordeaux | £110.50 | |||
| Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1 2021 Yarra Yering · Victoria | £66.88 | |||
| Podere Sapaio Bolgheri Superiore Sapaio 2021 Podere Sapaio · Tuscany | £70.49 | |||
| Betz Family Winery Pere de Famille 2021 Betz Family Winery · Washington | £73.79 | |||
| Mazzei Siepi 2023 Mazzei · Tuscany | £75.62 | |||
| Vilafonte Series C 2021 Vilafonte · Western Cape | £100.15 | |||
| Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore 2023 Ornellaia · Tuscany | £238.03 | |||
| Joseph Phelps Insignia 2022 Joseph Phelps · California | £277.79 | |||
| Corte Medicea Atos 2021 La Bollina · Tuscany | £20.36 | |||
| Meerlust Rubicon 2023 Meerlust · Stellenbosch | £32.10 | |||
| Markowitsch Ried Rosenberg 1OTW Erste Lage 2022 Markowitsch · Carnuntum | £38.63 | |||
| Marjan Simcic Merlot Opoka 2020 Marjan Simcic · Primorska | £49.25 | |||
| Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo 2021 Castello di Ama · Tuscany | £52.68 | |||
| Campo alla Sughera Arnione Bolgheri Superiore 2021 Campo alla Sughera · Tuscany | £59.47 | |||
| Paritua 21.12 2020 Paritua · Hawkes Bay | £63.77 | |||
| Podere Sapaio Bolgheri Superiore Sapaio 2020 Podere Sapaio · Tuscany | £65.35 | |||
| Belle Glos Eulenloch Pinot Noir 2022 Belle Glos · California | £66.18 | |||
| Andrew Will Champoux Red 2019 Andrew Will · Washington | £66.88 | |||
| Long Shadows Pedestal Merlot 2021 Long Shadows · Washington | £67.91 | |||
| Klet Brda De Baguer Single Vineyard Merlot 2019 Klet Brda · Primorska | £68.00 | |||
| Mas Martinet Clos Martinet 2022 Mas Martinet · Priorat | £72.02 | |||
| Domaine du Castel Grand Vin 2023 Domaine du Castel · Judean Hills | £75.47 | |||
| Edi Simcic Kolos 2021 Edi Simcic · Primorska | £76.44 | |||
| Cullen Diana Madeline 2020 Cullen · Margaret River | £76.52 |