California Merlot 222 Items
- All Red Wine
- Cabernet Sauvignon 482
- Merlot clear Wine Type filter
- Pinot Noir 221
- Zinfandel 204
- Syrah/Shiraz 129
- Bordeaux Red Blends 117
- Other Red Blends 50
- Sangiovese 27
- Petite Sirah 27
- Rhône Blends 14
- Cabernet Franc 14
- Barbera 13
- Grenache 3
- Mourvedre 3
- Other Red Wine 2
- Bonarda 1
- Carignan 1
- Petit Verdot 1
- Pinot Meunier 1
- Valdiguie 1
- Blaufrankisch 1
- Teroldego 1
- Non-Vintage 24
- 2023 1
- 2022 27
- 2021 95
- 2020 98
- 2019 146
- 2018 186
- 2017 196
- 2016 260
- 2015 315
- 2014 451
- 2013 504
- 2012 510
- 2011 375
- 2010 366
- 2009 355
- 2008 309
- 2007 322
- 2006 291
- 2005 284
- 2004 219
- 2003 179
- 2002 216
- 2001 246
- 2000 clear Vintage filter
- 1999 262
- 1998 211
- 1997 176
- 1996 53
- 1995 36
- 1994 13
- 1993 7
- 1992 8
- 1991 3
- 1990 5
- 1989 2
- 1988 1
- 1987 1
- 1986 2
- 1985 1
- 1984 1
- 1982 1
- 1981 1
- 1980 1
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Flora Springs Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California
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Dom. St. George Merlot 2000Merlot from Sonoma County, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $7.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Pepperwood Grove Merlot 2000Merlot from California
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Echelon Merlot 2000Merlot from Central Coast, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $13.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Turning Leaf Merlot 2000Merlot from California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $8.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Markham Reserve Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $49.99Ships Mon, Jan 1Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Jade Mountain Paras Vineyard Merlot (1.5 Liter) 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $44.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Cuvaison Napa Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $32.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Rutherford Hill Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 Ratings2021 Vintage In Stock 38 99Ships Mon, Apr 22Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Trefethen Estate Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $29.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Provenance Vineyards Carneros Merlot (1.5 Liter) 2000Merlot from Carneros, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $44.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Murphy-Goode Reserve Merlot Robert Young Vineyard 2000Merlot from Sonoma County, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $38.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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St. Francis Merlot 2000Merlot from Sonoma County, California0.0 0 Ratings2019 Vintage In Stock 21 99Ships Mon, Apr 22Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Artesa Sonoma Merlot 2000Merlot from Sonoma County, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $26.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Franciscan Estate Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California
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Sterling Winery Lake Vineyard Merlot 2000Merlot from Carneros, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $29.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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DFV Wines Merlot 2000Merlot from California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $4.99Ships Mon, Jan 1Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Simi Alexander Valley Merlot 2000Merlot from Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $21.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Blackstone Napa Merlot (half-bottle) 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $12.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Gundlach Bundschu Merlot 2000Merlot from Sonoma County, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $27.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Teatown Cellars Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $20.99Ships Mon, Jan 1Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Camelot Merlot 2000Merlot from Central Coast, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $9.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Regusci Winery Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $50.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Clos Du Val Merlot (375ML half-bottle) 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $13.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Shafer Napa Valley Merlot 2000Merlot from Napa Valley, California
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0.0 0 RatingsSold Out - was $42.99Ships Fri, Apr 26Limit 0 per customerSold in increments of 0
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Red White Sparkling Rosé Spirits GiftsLearn about California Merlot, common tasting notes, defining characteristics and more ...
Today the fourth most widely planted red variety in the state, Merlot has much to offer. While it bears similarities to Cabernet Sauvignon (its half-sibling), it tends to be lower in both acidity and tannins, giving Merlot wines a mouthfeel that is often perceived as soft, round and plush. These qualities make it an ideal blending partner for Cabernet, the two complementing each other throughout.
Merlot arrived relatively late to the California wine scene. It wasn’t until the 1970’s when producers like Louis Martini, Sterling and Matanzas Creek—influenced by European Merlot blends—began crafting single varietal versions. These trend-setting bottles opened the eyes of others in the California wine scene and spurred increased plantings. From there, the variety’s lush drinkability led to a surge in popularity, then overplanting (some of it on unsuitable sites) and finally a backlash that was turbo-charged by the infamous 2004 film, Sideways. What most viewers didn't realize was that, as much as Miles derided the variety, the prized wine of his collection—a 1961 Château Cheval Blanc—is made from a blend of Merlot with Cabernet Franc.
Fine examples of California Merlot—either as a single varietal wine or as part of a blend—can be found from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, the Central Coast and most regions around the state. Merlot wines offer a ripe, sensual mouthful of plummy fruit, suggestions of mint, herbs and vanilla, all carried along by an approachable structure and often, a great potential for improving with age.