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Merlot wine to buy in Asia
Herebelow are Merlot varietal wines and where to buy them in Asia:
Here below is my selection of Merlot varietal wines. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). [Report infringement]
Bottlings selected in 2022
Vin de France [Ardèche] — Géraldine et Méryl Croizier - La Vrille et le papillon — Chapeau melon — (merlot de cuve)
USD 18 — 2021 — intense - yellow pepper, plum - yellow pepper, plum, dense, dries the mouth, easy, round
2F Ito-bdg, 4-10 Nishigokencho, Shinjuku-ku (新宿区), Tōkyō 東京 〒162- 812, Japan: L’Avenir, , ,
Bottlings selected in 2020
Vin de france [Ardèche] — Géraldine et Méryl Croizier - La Vrille et le papillon — Z rouge — 70% syrah (en demi-muid), 30% merlot
USD 21 — 2017 — harmonious - blackberry - blackberry, dry, round
2F Ito-bdg, 4-10 Nishigokencho, Shinjuku-ku (新宿区), Tōkyō 東京 〒162- 812, Japan: L’Avenir, , ,
Bottlings selected in 2019
Vin de France [Ardèche] — Géraldine et Méryl Croizier - La Vrille et le papillon — Chapeau melon — (merlot de cuve)
USD 15 — 2018 — intense - yellow pepper, plum - yellow pepper, plum, dense, dries the mouth, easy, round
2F Ito-bdg, 4-10 Nishigokencho, Shinjuku-ku (新宿区), Tōkyō 東京 〒162- 812, Japan: L’Avenir, , ,
Bottlings selected in 2015
Vin de France — Géraldine et Méryl Croizier - La Vrille et le papillon — Chapeau melon — (merlot de cuve)
USD 15 — 2014 — plum - explosive, plum, pencil lead, packed, drying the mouth, balanced
Japan : L’Avenir
Japan importer : Oenoconnexion
Price figures are only rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.
Same area
Other types of wine have been selected in the same area, chardonnay in Asia, sauvignon blanc in Asia, good red wines in Asia.
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