Alzar Merlot, 75 cl

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A merlot from a winery founded in California’s Napa Valley in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn (hence the avian name and label image) that’s renowned for its Bordeaux-varietal wines. Fruity and forward with smooth tannins and satisfying long finish, it’s Fairtrade certified, traded and audited and sourced from Fairtrade producers. This Merlot is packed with fruit flavours of cherries and plums with a little spice to create a medium-bodied wine.

Fruit-driven, with concentrated dark plum and cherry flavours at the fore, it’s a great wine to enjoy with grilled or roasted beef and chicken. If Philip Shaw is the conductor, then in musical terms this is a symphonic triumph that deserves an encore.

Take your feasts to the next level with some malbec or Rioja wine or raise your glasses to celebratory moments with our effervescent sparkling wine, bubbling with joy and finesse.

Invite your friends to compare points and badges and see each others opinion on the newest products in the supermarket. Matured in a mixture of French and American oak barrels for six months before being blended and bottled, it’s ready to drink now or can be kept for a few more years for an even more rounded flavour. This wine is made with grapes grown throughout the Central Valley, which is made up of several small valleys ranging from Casablanca to Maule. 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. Whether you're looking to enjoy a moment to yourself or share a delightful drink with friends, our mini wonders offer just the right amount of flavour.

Now employing 550 people it produces wines such as this super smooth merlot with its delectable dark fruit and red cherry flavours rounded off by hints of chocolate and ultra-silky tannins. Our mission is to give our members insight into what they are eating to empower them to make more informed food choices. The merlot, aged in French oak, has distinct black cherry and dark berry flavours with notes of cocoa and cloves and brisk but structured tannins. He takes an active role in the Juniors coaching programme, and is only slightly miffed that his two teenage daughters are now able to beat him (sometimes). Well not quite, and certainly not true of the orange wine region in New South Wales where winemaker Philip Shaw found what he felt were the perfect growing conditions: high altitude, cool continental climate and rich volcanic soils.