In just a few short decades, the Taylor family have etched out a formidable reputation for producing high quality wine from their Clare Valley vineyards. This textbook Merlot captures the varietal characters of berries, fruitcake and velvety tannins. The judicious use of French and American oak adds mocha and vanilla softens and rounds the palate.

A wine that is bursting with fruit vibrancy showing aromas of blood plum, chocolate and subtle oak. The palate delivers fresh, upfront fruit with plush tannins and a long-concentrated finish.

This Central Ranges Merlot compares very nicely to others of many times the price. The taste on the front palate is juicy and grapey, brimming with plum flavours bridled nicely to a gently astringent finish; serving to shape the flavours as much as drive the wine to a satisfying length. Perfect with lamb and game.

Predominately sourced from the finest parcels of fruit grown on the Zilzie Estate, these wines are testaments to the Forbes Family's passion to nurture premium quality vineyards and create captivating wines. Rich flavours of blackberry, cherry and plum with soft tannins and restrained oak. Excellent depth of colour, richness and complexity.

This lighter-bodied Merlot displays exceptional restraint while brimming with vibrant red berry flavours. Its elegant aromas are beautifully balanced with lush fruit and soft tannins, making it a true crowd-pleaser. Ideal for pairing with a cheese platter. Children of the Revolution’ are born of the desire for a naturally lower in alcohol wine that is vegan friendly and full of fresh, lively vitality. The brand is ‘Sustainable Wine Growing Australia’ certified, ensuring our water usage and vineyard management reflects our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint. These are trail blazing, lighter styled reds, offering fresh bright fruit flavours and revolutionary enjoyment.

The gravelly soils and sunny climate of Hawkes Bay are producing some of New Zealand's most exciting reds. This classy Merlot from Oyster Bay shows soft spicy varietal flavours such as, juicy plums and ripe dark fruits. Accompanied by well intergraded oak and subtle tannins, making this wine one of the easier matching to food.

Audrey Wilkinsons Merlot is a mellow, easy approaching style that is packed with ripe plum aromas and subtle oak. It is matured in French and American oak for 18 months, giving the wine soft tannins and a flavoursome finish.

Yellow Tail Merlot is soft and supple, with sweet, plum and cherry flavours and a hint of liquorice or anise. Merlot is an excellent alternative to the heavier and more tannic red varieties.

One of the most expensive Bordeaux wines - and indeed, one of the priciest anywhere - Le Pin is a surprisingly recent arrival on the global stage, with its first vintage having been produced just decades ago in 1979. Originally priced at a modest 700 francs, the praise garnered by the 1982 vintage propelled Le Pin into the global limelight, with sales from that point on par with - or exceeding - those of First Growth Bordeaux wines. An exotic style of Bordeaux, Le Pin possesses a resplendent, lavish mouth-feel with intensely ripe fruit aromas and hints of smoke on the palate.