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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.
Same wine type elsewhere:
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