Merlot

A beautifully feminine wine from southern France. Notes of cherry, chocolate, spice with a touch of earthy undertones. Soft, smooth tannin, just an easy drinking wine. At this price it's best to grab a couple for reserves.

Castelfeder Pertico Rosso $12.00

Such a pretty little wine! Deep, ruby color and a intense aromas of cherries, tobacco, blackberry. Just a little oak to mellow things out . The Cab and Merlot bring just a touch of richness and licorice but the Lagrein has the leading role with its bright red fruit flavors.

Tomasella Merlot $14.00

Gran Passione $15.00

From the land of Amarone comes a delicious Merlot based blend. To perfectly ripe Merlot (60%) is added juice from dried Corvina grapes ala Amarone. Rich, deep and smooth, this is a remarkable Merlot that may just change your Merlot worldview!

Croix de Mouchet $15.00

A beautiful right bank Bordeaux, sure to please. Aromas of red fruits, plums and earthy notes from the terroir, followed by a vanilla and spice from oak aging. Grippy tannins and decent acid, this St. Emilion is sure to please the French wine lover in you.

Plum Creek Palisade Red $15.00

A surprisingly awesome display of how a Colorado wine can be done. This Palisade blend is balanced in all the right places. Fruit, earth, tannin and acid come together in a lovely glass of juice. Goes to show not all Colorado wine is sweet, sweet, sweet!

Mission La Caminade Cahors $15.50

Malbec's home is France, and the difference in elevation and the cooler climate make for a different take on this varietal. With black cherry, blackberry, and black pepper flavors, it's leaner, meaner and enjoys an hour to open up before drinking. If you love Malbec, you owe it to yourself to try a Cahors. With 15% Merlot as well.

Poggio Ginepri Rosato $16.00

Italians don't quaff rose like the French or Spanish but this Tuscan blend of dark French grapes is done remarkably well and unique. It has a big, round mouthfeel but with a nice backbone of acidity. Have you ever had a Super Tuscan rose? Cherish this one as they are hard for us to get our hands on!

Baracchi Olillio $18.00

Ok, we are a little obsessed with Italian wines here at Bitto. We carry a few lines from this particular producer, and each one has something to offer. This "super Tuscan" blends international varieties like Merlot, Cab Sav, Syrah and Sangiovese. Bright red fruits, beautiful structure and acidity. If you like this wine, try their higher tier products.

5 Finques $19.00

D.O. Emporda lies right along the border of Spain and France. It's no wonder why you'll find all the Bordeaux and Rhone varietals together in this Spanish wine. Ripe black fruits, anise and clove flood from the glass. Grippy tannins beg for food with this wine. A good amount of acid making this a well balanced bottle of juice.

Tomasella Merlot $20.00

Paul Giamatti got Merlot all wrong, and it especially shows in this fresh beauty from Fiuli, Italy overlooking the Dolomite Mountains. Rhubarb, mocha, and plum skin on the nose with some clay on the back end. Lovely and clean red cherry and chocolate notes on the palate with a medium body.

Fabio Motta Pievi $20.00

Fabio Motta brings you a super Super Tuscan. Red cherries, dried herbs and a subtle earthiness. A lot going on in this wine! Noticeable tannin, but not so much that it will stop you from a second glass, which is highly recommended!

Craggy Range Te Kahu $20.00

This gorgeous red blend comes to us from the equally gorgeous north island of New Zealand. Grown in the renowned Gimblett Gravels vineyard, a quintessential Bordeaux blend of merlot, cab sav and franc, petit verdot and malbec. Big red fruits, herbs, fennel, leather and eucalyptus in a big body blend.

Portal $20.00

Are you a fan of red blends? Oh yeah? What kinds? This will take some of the guess work out for you. Garnacha, Carignan, Tempranillo, merlot and Syrah all play very well together in this delicious Spanish blend. Stewed cherry and strawberry, baking spice with lovely structure. Now you can be more specific when you say you like blends.

Chateau Aney Haut Medoc Bordeaux $33.00

A classic left bank blending of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Great structure and earthiness balanced with loads of dark fruit, Generous concentration and smoothness that is an absolute thrill to drink right now or further down the road. Kermit can pick them!

Rollan de By $33.00

A beautiful left bank Bordeaux, Merlot dominant with the usual supporting roles of Cab Sav/Franc and Petit Verdot. Rustic character showing cassis, dried red fruits, licorice, vanilla and baking spices. For a 2011 it still has some ageability if so inclined.

Chateau Belgrave $66.00

From a Grand Cru Classe vineyard in Haut-Medoc, this Cab dominant Bordeaux is something special. Complex aromas and flavors of red fruits, rocky soil, herbs, pepper and fennel. Grippy tannins and lengthy finish. Allow this to open up and it will tell you all its secrets.

Hourglass Blueline Merlot 2015 $69.00

Truly a unique and stunning Merlot. Big vibrant nose of yeasty blackberry cobbler, sweet spice, plum and mocha. Crushed stone minerality with sassy acidity jump at you first followed by bright blackberry, baking spices, sweet leather and plenty of warm oak.

Argentiera Superiore $92.00

If you liked the Poggio ai Ginepri then this is definitely worth the step up. A little different blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, a true Bordeaux, this little beauty packs on the flavor and finesse. Heavy dark fruits with elegance to spare. One of our GREAT, hard to find gems that is very much worth its weight in gold.