Merlot
Merlot
Brandeau 2021 Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux "Banzai"
Banzai is a tasty, pure Merlot expression from clay and limestone soils in Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux. The grapes are carefully destemmed and see a short and light maceration for 7-8 days, in what is called 'infusion style,' meaning there...
$14.99
Venus La Universal 2021 Montsant Dido Tinto
Sara Pérez and René Barbier of Venus La Universal are making elegant wines in the Montsant appellation, which surrounds Priorat, where their parents (the founders of Mas Martinet and Clos Mogador) revitalized and popularized the local wines. They source their...
$26.99
Micalet 2016 Haut-Medoc 1.5L
Chateau Micalet, with a few hectares in the commune of Lamarque was classified "Cru Artisan" by Feret in 1893. Acquired by the Fedieu family in 1972 the estate was enlarged slightly, never using herbicides, and with a new generation the...
$48.99
Maison Blanche 2019 Montagne-Saint-Emilion
Maison Blanche "Vines grown without synthetic chemicals since 2006 (fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, etc.), Bio-dynamic grapes picked by hand to respect the plant and the terroir, a small addition of sulfur (or not) and that’s it (no other input), Natural vinification...
$37.99
Chateau Fonroque 2020 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
Château Fonroque is a superb certified biodynamic and organic estate near the village Saint-Émilion, situated on the limestone plateau and hillside. Owned by the Moueix family since 1931, the estate is a proponent of traditional wine-making techniques with hand harvesting,...
$54.99
Elian Da Ros 2020 Côtes du Marmandais Chante Coucou
Chante-Coucou is the emblematic cuvée of the domain, and the one we would open to any Bordeaux lover in order to convince them of Elian's talent. More opulent and juicy due to its dominant Merlot, it still retains the unique...
$41.99
Elian Da Ros 2022 Côtes du Marmandais Le Vin est Une Fête 1.5L
Le Vin est une Fête is a signature cuvée by Elian, a tribute to the delicacy of Abouriou (its local nickname is “early Gamay” even if it has nothing to do with the gamay grape) and the elegance of Cabernet...
$56.99
Grolet 2019 Côtes de Bourg "Tete de Cuvée"
(Arrives Tues 6/4) Our biodynamic friends, the Hubert family, make this lovely Bordeaux with the best juice from Chateau La Grolet, coming from old vines of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec. The 2019 shows a dark garnet...
$27.99
Peybonhomme 2021 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux "Quintessence"
The Quintessence of Peybonhomme is a selection of the best juice from tastings each year and is primarily Merlot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, a portion of which is aged in new oak. The 2021 is a beautiful...
$24.99
Fonplegade 2019 Saint-Emilion
Chateau Fonplegade's vines are situated southwest of the town of Saint-Emilion, just below Ch. Magdelaine on a steep slope of limestone with clay and sandy soils that descends from the plateau. The vines are partly in a natural amphitheater, facing...
$58.99
Micalet 2021 Haut Medoc Origine
The Chateau Micalet Haut-Medoc "Origine" is from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and 20% Petit Verdot grown on deep beds of gravel in Lamarque. The Fedieu family created this wine to be a slightly lighter and more ready-to-drink version of their Haut-Medoc,...
$18.99
Chateau Fonroque 2011 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classe
Château Fonroque is a superb certified biodynamic and organic estate near the village Saint-Émilion, situated on the limestone plateau and hillside. Owned by the Moueix family since 1931, the estate is a proponent of traditional wine-making techniques with hand harvesting,...
$54.99
Bellegrave 2009 Pomerol
75% Merlot & 25% Cabernet Franc from the western edge of the Pomerol plateau outside of Libourne. Flashing a deep ruby robe, the nose is redolent of tobacco, forest floor, cassis, blackberry and black plum with allspice and clove. Structured...
$86.99
Le Temps des Cerises 2023 Avanti Popolo
Axel Prufer, of Le Temps des Cerises, could be considered one of the early adopters of carbonic maceration in the Languedoc, where it was not used as a winemaking approach as it has been historically in the Beaujolais. Trying it...
$25.99
Eminence Road 2022 Finger Lakes 'Acidalia' Red Blend
The 2022 Acidalia is a blend of 78% Merlot and 22% Cabernet Franc. The Merlot is destemmed while the Cab Franc has 100% stem inclusion. It spent about 11 months in French oak barrels before being bottled unfined and unfiltered....
$23.99
Brandeau 2022 Gas Gas VDF
Julien likes to dance, I learned this the night I met him. No wonder he has a wine with people dancing on the label, and also no wonder that it's a carbonic maceration "glou glou" style blend of Merlot, Cabernet...
$19.99
Brandeau 2020 Les Barriques d'Alice
Alice, Julien's daughter, is the inspiration for the name of this wine, which is a selection from six parcels on south facing clay/limestone slopes in the domaine, fermented and aged in used 500L barrels ("Barriques") for 16 months. A blend...
$25.99
Brandeau 2022 Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux "Banzai"
Banzai is a tasty, pure Merlot expression from clay and limestone soils in Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux. The grapes are carefully destemmed and see a short and light maceration for 7-8 days, in what is called 'infusion style,' meaning there...
$17.99
Planquette 2021 Vin de France (Medoc)
Didier Michaud created "Planquette," one of the most unique domains in Bordeaux on 1.7 hectares in the Medoc with 30 to 100 year-old vines on limestone with thin soils of clay with sand and stones. The estate has old vines...
$21.99