Alzar Merlot, 75 cl

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This medium-bodied Chilean example is from Cachapoal near the western slopes of the Andes where the Mediterranean-like climate helps to produce smooth, eminently drinkable wines such as this. Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product. The driver will input your year of birth into their device and may then require an ID check to complete the age verification process. The family-owned vineyard’s philosophy is to make a Napa Valley merlot that is “supple and refined”. Spend majority of leisure time doing activities such as watching TV, playing computer games, on the internet, reading, cooking, driving, general household chores.

The result is a merlot that with careful handling – including the use of gravity and gentle pressing – fully realises its rich potential.It may not have the trappings of its more illustrious competitors, but it’s come all the way from South Australia and has a relaxed and laid back style with enough jammy fruit flavours to please everyone.

At the time, merlot, a leading Bordeaux varietal, was being produced in large if not industrial quantities and as a result, the quality suffered. With around 2,200 hours of sunshine in an average year and cool winters, Hawke’s Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand’s north island, is the home of some splendid wines including this succulent merlot from the family-owned Villa Maria winery. Aged in oak it has bold and pronounced flavours of plum, cherry and blueberry, enhanced by notes of cocoa and spice. Aged for 16 months in French oak it has rich and structured dark fruit flavours with notes of pepper and spice and a long and satisfying finish.Funds from the sale of this merlot from the La Riojana wine co-operative in Argentina’s Famatina Valley go towards a variety of local charitable projects including the construction of a clean-water facility and new secondary school.

Alzar Merlot 75clAlzar in Spanish means 'to Raise'; just like the sun over the Andes mountains, soaring over the vineyards of Concha y Toro. With a name, Caliterra, that is a fusion of the Spanish words “calidad”, meaning quality, and “tierra”, meaning land, there’s a focus on sustainability as well as quality from a vineyard that enjoys a Mediterranean-like climate.Carefully tended and nurtured merlot is capable of providing us with some excellent wines – supple, smooth and easy to drink. Winemaker Marisa Taylor adopted an 18th-century technique for this 21st-century Californian merlot – adding syrah along with cabernet sauvignon to add structure, body and character to the blend. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.