Merlot Red Wine

From France's deep south where the daily heat gives red wines a bigger, richer character than further north. This a wine with structure, suppleness and plenty of warm, ripe fruit.

From 3rd-growth Château Giscours (Margaux) and sumptuous, abundant, well-balanced proof that you need not always pay £20+ for a bottle of Left Bank pedigree and finesse.

"...the Château Meaume 'Reserve du Château' 2015, is similarly quaffable with perhaps a touch more finesse and elegance."

Château Ramafort is in cracking form. The Cru Bourgeois estate, once belonged to Château Lafite. A 50/50 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot.

A perfectly mature 'mini-super-Tuscan' blend of sangiovese, cab franc and merlot and without the super-Tuscan price. Almost two decades on, it's full of delicious nuance, complexity - and life.

A classic Pauillac expressed entirely through estate vineyard fruit and by the same winemaking team as châteaus grand vin label itself.

Deep in colour, with bright, leafy forest bramble fruit and appealing juicy texture. The warmth of the 22 vintage shines through here.

A soft, rich wine with a touch of minerality. The blend is 65% merlot, 33% cabernet sauvignon with a touch of petite verdot.

Here, 87% merlot and 13% cabernet franc with complex and concentrated red fruit flavours, and lovely mineral undertones from its exceptional terroir.

"Full, rich and weighty, crammed with heady hedgerow fruit, it's a fine expression of both vintage and appellation. Silky smooth in the mouth, with great localdepth of juicy cassis flavour"

Impressive expansion from Chateau Teyssier has allowed grapes to be produced from numerous terroirs. The result is spectacular. Teyssier consistently produces very high quality wines.

An example of the supreme quality of fruit and depth of flavour to be had from the Côtes-de-Bordeaux, especially in such a generous vintage, as was 2015.

With equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this Guidalberto offers great freshness and tension. Tart cherry, wild berries, bay leaf, spice and lavender buds. Wonderful!