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Dear Oenophile,
Merlot is back and better than ever. This week we are highlighting all our favorite Merlots from around the world. Find rare bottles from the Right Bank’s most exclusive chateaus or try one of Tuscany’s earth driven full bodied reds from some of our favorite producers. Don’t forget about New World expressions of this Bordeaux variety either. California Merlot's are being carefully curated to show off the rich fruit and round tannins that you already love in your west coast Cabernet Sauvignon blends. Diversify your cellar with these world-class wines before they are gone.
Cheers! The Benchmark Crew ~ sales@benchmarkwine.com
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Right Bank Bordeaux
The Right Bank of Bordeaux is home to some of the most magical Merlot and Cabernet Franc blends in the world. Situated on the northern flank of the Dordogne River, Bordeaux's Right Bank is home to 10 appellations, most notably Pomerol and St Émilion. With producers such as Château Cheval Blanc, Château Lafleur, and Pavie, the Right Bank's sumptuous wines still match the reputation and sophistication of the Left Bank.
In-Stock
Angelus 1993 ~ 1 @ $199 WA92, WS90
Ausone 1997 ~ 3 @ $475 V91-94, WA91
Ausone 2003 ~ 6 @ $955 WA100
Ausone 2005 ~ 5 @ $1450 WA100, WS100
Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2009 3L ~ 1 @ $1399 WA100 nicked capsule, nicked label
Beausejour St. Emilion 1990 ~ 3 @ $659 WA100
Belair Monange 2008 ~ 21 @ $115 WA93, V92
Belair Monange 2011 ~ 12 @ $85 WE94
Belair Monange 2012 ~ 6 @ $99 WA95, JS94
Bellevue Mondotte Saint Emilion 2005 ~ 1 @ $309 WA99, WS97 damp stained label
Canon La Gaffeliere 1994 ~ 8 @ $75 WA90
Canon La Gaffeliere 1996 ~ 4 @ $109 WA90
Certan de May 2006 ~ 2 @ $109 WA92, V92
Certan de May 2008 ~ 8 @ $75 WE93, WS91
Certan de May 2009 ~ 12 @ $109 WE96, V95
Certan de May 2010 ~ 12 @ $115 FM95 original wood case
Certan de May 2014 ~ 18 @ $89 V93-96
Chapelle d`Ausone 2005 ~ 19 @ $249 WA95, WS94
Cheval Blanc 1982 ~ 1 @ $799 AP100 bin stained label
Cheval Blanc 1986 ~ 2 @ $425 WA93
Cheval Blanc 1996 ~ 9 @ $439 V93, WS91
Cheval Blanc 1999 ~ 2 @ $399 AP94, WA93
Cheval Blanc 2009 ~ 9 @ $949 TA100, WCI100
Cheval Blanc 2010 ~ 36 @ $1099 WA100, WE100 original wood case
Clinet 2000 ~ 6 @ $139 WS96
Clinet 2006 ~ 5 @ $79 WA90, WS90
Clinet 2013 ~ 5 @ $69 WE93-95, V90-93
Clos de Sarpe 2000 ~ 2 @ $115 WA96
Clos de Sarpe 2005 ~ 6 @ $89 WA95
Clos Dubreuil St. Emilion 2000 ~ 19 @ $79 WA91
Clos Dubreuil St. Emilion 2003 ~ 12 @ $95 WA92, WS91
Clos l`Eglise Pomerol 2001 ~ 2 @ $179 WA95
Clos l`Eglise Pomerol 2005 ~ 1 @ $139 WA96, V95 bin stained label
Clos l`Eglise Pomerol 2009 6L ~ 1 @ $1599 WA96
Clos St. Martin St. Emilion 2005 ~ 9 @ $170 WA97
Figeac 2009 ~ 9 @ $199 JS98, TA97
Hosanna Pomerol 1999 ~ 12 @ $145 WA90
Hosanna Pomerol 2008 ~ 10 @ $139 WA95, WE93
Hosanna Pomerol 2009 1.5L ~ 2 @ $575 WA99, JS98
Hosanna Pomerol 2010 ~ 10 @ $189 WA96, JS96
Hosanna Pomerol 2012 ~ 13 @ $160 WA94-96, WS92-95
l`Eglise Clinet 1990 ~ 10 @ $475 WA92, WS90
l`Eglise Clinet 1994 ~ 3 @ $119 WS91
l`Eglise Clinet 1998 3L ~ 1 @ $1199 WS96
l`Eglise Clinet 2009 ~ 11 @ $389 WA99
l`Eglise Clinet 2013 ~ 18 @ $155 WA94 original wood case
l`Eglise Clinet 2013 ~ 2 @ $155 WA94
l`Evangile 1985 ~ 4 @ $269 WA95, V93 very top shoulder
l`Evangile 1990 ~ 4 @ $279 AP95, WS95
l`Evangile 1994 ~ 3 @ $119 WA90
l`Evangile 2000 ~ 12 @ $299 WA96, WS96
l`Evangile 2009 ~ 10 @ $375 WA98
l`Evangile 2012 ~ 23 @ $135 WA94, WS94
La Clemence Pomerol 2001 ~ 2 @ $55 WA90
La Confession 2005 ~ 3 @ $89 WA95
La Fleur de Gay 1994 ~ 11 @ $75 V90-93
La Fleur de Gay 1995 ~ 9 @ $89 WS90
La Fleur de Gay 1996 ~ 21 @ $79 JMQ94
La Fleur Petrus 1998 ~ 3 @ $275 WA92, WS94
La Fleur Petrus 2000 ~ 1 @ $209 WE94, WS92 torn label
La Gaffeliere 2005 ~ 6 @ $119 WA96
La Gaffeliere 2006 ~ 36 @ $69 WE93
La Gomerie St. Emilion 1998 ~ 1 @ $119 WA94
La Gravette de Certan 2005 ~ 2 @ $55
La Plus de la Fleur de Bouard Lalande de Pomerol 2005 ~ 32 @ $120 WA96 owc
Lafleur 1975 ~ 2 @ $3279 WA100 nicked capsule
Lafleur 1979 ~ 1 @ $1274.25 WA98 bin stained label
Lafleur 1984 ~ 5 @ $450 bin stained label
Lafleur 1996 ~ 6 @ $399 WA90
Lafleur 2000 ~ 2 @ $1599 WA100
Lagrange Pomerol 1990 ~ 4 @ $130 WS94
Le Bon Pasteur 2005 ~ 7 @ $109 WA95
Le Dome St. Emilion 2006 ~ 2 @ $89 WE93, WA92 scuffed label
Le Dome St. Emilion 2009 ~ 1 @ $215 WA99 nicked label
Le Gay 2005 ~ 9 @ $145 WA95, WS93
Le Gay 2009 ~ 1 @ $175 WA96, JS94
Le Pin 1986 ~ 1 @ $1599 WS95
Monbousquet 2000 ~ 18 @ $115 WA95
Monbousquet 2003 ~ 1 @ $69 WA93
Monbousquet 2008 ~ 12 @ $55 WA92, WS91
Monbousquet 2010 ~ 5 @ $59 JS95, WS95
Pavie 2000 ~ 3 @ $475 WA100
Pavie 2001 ~ 8 @ $225 WA96, AP95
Pavie 2009 ~ 6 @ $325 WA100
Pavie 2010 ~ 36 @ $399 WA100 original wood case
Pavie Decesse 2006 ~ 6 @ $109 WA94, V93
Pavie Decesse 2009 ~ 1 @ $179 WA98, WS96
Pavie Macquin 1995 ~ 1 @ $79 JMQ94, V92
Pavie Macquin 2005 ~ 36 @ $140 WA96, WS96
Pavie Macquin 2009 ~ 16 @ $99 WS96c
Pavie Macquin 2010 ~ 2 @ $109 WS97, WA95
Petrus 2006 1.5L ~ 2 @ $4399 WS94, WA93
Troplong Mondot 1995 ~ 24 @ $109 JMQ95
Troplong Mondot 1998 ~ 4 @ $119 WSM94, WCI94 nicked label
Troplong Mondot 2003 ~ 8 @ $99 WA94
Troplong Mondot 2004 ~ 7 @ $69 AP92
Troplong Mondot 2005 ~ 24 @ $275 WA100
Trotanoy 2009 1.5L ~ 6 @ $699 WA98, WS98
Trotanoy 2009 3L ~ 1 @ $1399 WA98, WS98
Trotanoy 2010 ~ 9 @ $299 WS98, WA96
Trotanoy 2013 ~ 24 @ $119 WE94
Valandraud 2005 ~ 1 @ $189 WA97, WS95
Valandraud 2009 ~ 19 @ $275 WA96
Vieux Chateau Certan 2009 ~ 16 @ $325 JS100
Vieux Chateau Mazerat St. Emilion 2009 ~ 10 @ $125 WA97, WE94
Virginie de Valandraud 1996 ~ 1 @ $149 wrinkled label
Virginie de Valandraud 2010 ~ 4 @ $75 WS92, V91
Pre-Arrival
Angelus 1985 ~ 4 @ $325
Ausone 1990 ~ 1 @ $475 AP94, WS92 bin stained label
Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2009 ~ 12 @ $375 WA100
Belair Monange 2010 ~ 12 @ $145 WA96, JS95
Canon La Gaffeliere 1989 ~ 6 @ $125 WCI91
Canon La Gaffeliere 2009 ~ 4 @ $109 WS96, WA95 original wood case
Canon La Gaffeliere 2010 ~ 19 @ $115 WS96, WA95
Canon St. Emilion 1988 ~ 11 @ $139 JMQ94
Canon St. Emilion 2009 ~ 12 @ $149 JS96, WA95
Certan de May 2008 ~ 12 @ $75 WE93, WS91 original wood case
Cheval Blanc 1995 ~ 2 @ $449 AP95
Cheval Blanc 2008 ~ 2 @ $475 WE95, V94
Cheval Blanc 2009 ~ 12 @ $925
Cheval Blanc 2010 ~ 2 @ $1099 WA100, WE100
Clos l`Eglise Pomerol 2005 ~ 4 @ $149 WA96, V95
Figeac 2010 ~ 12 @ $249 JS98, WS96
Hosanna Pomerol 2011 ~ 12 @ $105 WCI94 original wood case
l`Eglise Clinet 2000 ~ 5 @ $365 WA97, WS97
l`Eglise Clinet 2007 ~ 12 @ $125 WA94, V92 original wood case
l`Eglise Clinet 2009 ~ 6 @ $399
l`Evangile 2005 ~ 11 @ $299 WS100
La Gaffeliere 2011 ~ 12 @ $69 WE93, FM93
Lafleur 1982 ~ 1 @ $3175 WA100, JS100 molded labels, nicked label
Lafleur 2013 ~ 6 @ $399 JS95
Latour a Pomerol 2013 ~ 24 @ $95 FM91 original wood case
Le Dome St. Emilion 2012 ~ 10 @ $89 V94
Le Pin 1999 1.5L ~ 1 @ $4125 FM96 bin stained label
Le Pin 2005 1.5L ~ 1 @ $8925 WS94 bin stained label
Le Pin 2005 1.5L ~ 1 @ $8999 WS94
Pavie 2000 ~ 6 @ $475
Pavie Decesse 2009 ~ 12 @ $179
Pavie Decesse 2011 ~ 6 @ $159 WS92-95, WA94
Pavie Decesse 2012 ~ 6 @ $149 WA95
Pavie Macquin 1995 1.5L ~ 1 @ $159 WS92, V92
Pavie Macquin 2006 ~ 24 @ $75 V92, WS91 original wood case
Pavie Macquin 2009 ~ 12 @ $99 WS96 original wood case
Pavie Macquin 2010 ~ 24 @ $119 WS97, WA95 original wood case
Pavie Macquin 2012 ~ 36 @ $65 WS94, V94 original wood case
Pavie Macquin 2013 ~ 35 @ $50 WE93, WS92 original wood case
Petrus 1989 ~ 1 @ $3975 WA100, WS100 capsule tears
Petrus 1990 ~ 1 @ $4175 WA100, FM100 nicked label
Petrus 1990 ~ 1 @ $4199 WA100, FM100
Petrus 2008 ~ 2 @ $2499 WA97
Petrus 2009 ~ 3 @ $3499 WA100
Petrus 2009 6 pack owc ~ 1 @ $23299 WS99, WA97
Petrus 2010 1.5L ~ 2 @ $7599 JS100, WA100
Petrus 2010 6 pack owc ~ 1 @ $23299 WS100, FM100
Troplong Mondot 2002 ~ 18 @ $79 WS91
Troplong Mondot 2005 ~ 11 @ $275
Troplong Mondot 2008 ~ 10 @ $95 WA96, JS96 original wood case
Troplong Mondot 2012 ~ 12 @ $85 WA96 original wood case
Trotanoy 2010 ~ 6 @ $309
Vieux Chateau Certan 1995 ~ 12 @ $199 HH96
Tuscany
When you think of Tuscany, you think Sangiovese, but Bordeaux varietals have flooded the region to add a softer, more approachable element to the tannic native grapes. Whether it is a blend or 100% Merlot, the grapes have adjusted to the Tuscan terroir mightily headlined the global heavyweight Masseto.
In-Stock
Le Macchiole Messorio 2004 ~ 9 @ $325 WS100
Le Macchiole Messorio 2006 ~ 4 @ $289 WA98, V97
Le Macchiole Messorio 2008 ~ 6 @ $199 V94, WS92
Le Macchiole Messorio 2010 ~ 15 @ $179 V96, WE96
Le Macchiole Messorio 2011 ~ 11 @ $159 FM95
Sette Ponti Oreno 2000 ~ 12 @ $79 WS92, D18
Sette Ponti Oreno 2001 ~ 1 @ $99 WA95, WS95
Sette Ponti Oreno 2003 ~ 31 @ $75 WS95
Sette Ponti Oreno 2005 ~ 6 @ $69 WS95, WE95
Sette Ponti Oreno 2006 1.5L ~ 5 @ $125 WS96, FM95, JS94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2005 ~ 2 @ $689 WS96, WA94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2006 ~ 7 @ $215 WA97, JS97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2009 ~ 5 @ $175 WA97, WE97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2010 ~ 3 @ $199 WA97, WE97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2011 ~ 1 @ $159 WS96
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2012 ~ 1 @ $159 JS97, FM95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2014 ~ 36 @ $165 JS95
Tua Rita Merlot Redigaffi 2006 ~ 2 @ $225 WA97, WS97
Tua Rita Merlot Redigaffi 2008 ~ 5 @ $195 V96, WA96
Tua Rita Merlot Redigaffi 2014 ~ 36 @ $199 JS95, WA94 original wood case
Tua Rita Merlot Redigaffi 2014 1.5L ~ 11 @ $395 JS95, WA94 original wood case
Tua Rita Merlot Redigaffi 2015 ~ 29 @ $215 JS100 original wood case
Pre-Arrival
Le Macchiole Messorio 2006 ~ 6 @ $279
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 1997 ~ 1 @ $779 JS98, FM97 nicked label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 1998 ~ 1 @ $795 JS99, WA97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 1998 1.5L ~ 1 @ $1799 WS97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 1999 ~ 3 @ $649 WS95, JS95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2002 ~ 5 @ $699 WA95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2003 ~ 3 @ $575 WA93, WS91
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2004 ~ 2 @ $899 WE99, WS98
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2004 1.5L ~ 1 @ $1999 WE99, WS98
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2005 ~ 11 @ $689
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2005 1.5L ~ 1 @ $1525 WS96, WA94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2006 ~ 6 @ $925 WA100
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2006 1.5L ~ 4 @ $2049 WA100
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2006 3L ~ 1 @ $4499 WA100
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2007 ~ 3 @ $799 WE100
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2007 1.5L ~ 1 @ $1549 WE100 bin stained label, nicked label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2007 3L ~ 1 @ $3299 WE100
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2008 1.5L ~ 2 @ $1350 WA97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2009 1.5L ~ 1 @ $1199 WE97, V96
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2010 1.5L ~ 2 @ $1699 FM100
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2011 3L ~ 1 @ $2399 WS97, WA95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Masseto 2014 ~ 3 @ $599 WA94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 1990 ~ 2 @ $265 WS96, V96 bin stained label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 1995 ~ 1 @ $175 WE96 nicked label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 1997 ~ 3 @ $259 JS97 torn label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 1998 ~ 1 @ $189 JS98, WS96 nicked label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 1998 1.5L ~ 1 @ $425 JS98, WS96
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 1999 1.5L ~ 2 @ $379 JS98, WE96 torn label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2001 ~ 1 @ $215 FM98, WA96 nicked label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2002 ~ 3 @ $159 FM92, WS90
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2003 ~ 3 @ $175 WA93, WS92
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2005 ~ 9 @ $189 WS95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2005 1.5L ~ 3 @ $415 WS95, WA93
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2006 ~ 5 @ $215
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2006 1.5L ~ 3 @ $399 WA97, WS95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2006 3L ~ 1 @ $749 WA97, WS95 damp stained label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2006 3L ~ 2 @ $799 WA97, WS95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2006 6L ~ 1 @ $1599 WA97, WS95
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2007 1.5L ~ 1 @ $389 WS97 bin stained label
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2007 1.5L ~ 2 @ $399 WS97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2007 3L ~ 1 @ $799 WS97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2009 ~ 6 @ $175
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2009 1.5L ~ 4 @ $349 WA97, WE97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2010 1.5L ~ 2 @ $425 WA97, WE97
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2010 375ml ~ 20 @ $115
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2010 3L ~ 1 @ $825 WS94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2011 1.5L ~ 2 @ $449 WS96, WE94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2011 375ml ~ 6 @ $115 WS96, V94
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2011 3L ~ 1 @ $899
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2012 ~ 6 @ $159
Tenuta dell`Ornellaia Ornellaia 2012 1.5L ~ 2 @ $349 JS97, FM95
California
Merlot of the New World, especially in California, has created a level of distinctness from that of its Old World counterparts. The warm climate conditions in Napa create a softer and more fruit-forward wine, and paired with gentle aging in new oak, they are incredibly delicious.
In-Stock
Blankiet Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard 2001 ~ 3 @ $59 V92, WA91
Blankiet Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard 2001 1.5L ~ 1 @ $125 V92, WA91
Blankiet Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard 2002 ~ 2 @ $99 V95, WA94
Blankiet Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard 2004 1.5L ~ 1 @ $189 WE95, WA94
Duckhorn Merlot Howell Mountain 1995 1.5L ~ 1 @ $189
La Jota Vineyard Merlot Howell Mountain 2014 ~ 7 @ $84.99 WA93
Pride Mountain Merlot Napa Sonoma 2001 1.5L ~ 4 @ $125 WS93, V92
Pride Mountain Merlot Napa Sonoma 2002 ~ 5 @ $65 WSM93, WE93
Pride Mountain Merlot Napa Sonoma 2002 1.5L ~ 2 @ $109 WS93
Pride Mountain Merlot Napa Sonoma 2003 ~ 2 @ $49 V92, WS92
Shafer Merlot Napa Valley 1999 ~ 4 @ $45 WE91, WS90
Stewart Merlot 2013 ~ 12 @ $35
Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard 2002 ~ 1 @ $49 WA92, V92
Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard 2003 ~ 4 @ $45 WA91, V91
Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard 2003 1.5L ~ 1 @ $95 WA91, V91
Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard 2004 ~ 7 @ $55 WA92, WS92
Switchback Ridge Merlot Peterson Family Vineyard 2005 ~ 2 @ $55 WA93, WS91 |
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