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MERLOT Merlots appear below. Click an item to see more information. Cabernet A-B (26) Cabernet C-F (84) Cabernet G-L (45) Cabernet M-R (83) Cabernet S-Z (54) Merlot (16) Pinot Noir (66) Zinfandel (19) Syrah & Shiraz (78) Miscellaneous red (8) Chardonnay (9) Miscellaneous white & Sparkling (5)   To bid on multiple items on this page:       1. Enter your customer ID and password below.   2. Enter your bid amount per bottle in the Bid or Autobid box and the number of bottles you'd like to bid on in the Qty box after the item you want, and highlight the Bid button   3. Click the Submit Bids for this Page button.   You may also bid from the item detail pages and see the list of all current winners and runners-up by clicking the product names.       Beringer Merlot Howell Mtn. Bancroft Ranch 2001  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $50   Quantity Available: 1   "Like all of Beringer’s 2001 gold letter single-vineyard Cabs, this one is a cellar laydown. It’s hard in tannins now, a dry wine that leaves the palate rasping because it’s so astringent. Yet the fruit is gigantically ripe, flooding the mouth with blackberries and cherries that are the essence of those fruits. With all that ripeness, the acidity is crisp and fine. Drink 2008–2020." WE Format:750 ml    Rating:93 WE    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 55    : 75    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Duckhorn Merlot Howell Mountain 2001 magnum  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $125   Quantity Available: 2   Format:1.5 liter    Rating:92 W&S    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 260    : 300    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley 2001 magnum  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $135   Quantity Available: 1   "Blackberry, white chocolate, flowery violets, toast, licorice and vanilla are just some of the notes that tickle the palate...For all of its mass, it never loses a sense of harmony and balance. Richly tannic now, and smooth as velvet." WE Format:1.5 liter    Rating:92 WE    Condition:excellent    Comments:"a sense of harmony and balance"    :    Lot estimate: 140    : 160    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Dunham Merlot Lewis Vineyard 2006  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $45   Quantity Available: 1   "broad, beautifully integrated, with seamless black fruits, streaks of coffee and smoke, and black pepper spice. A powerful Merlot with muscle and verve, it finishes smooth and lightly tasting of chocolate" WE Format:750 ml    Rating:91 WE    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :Recent WMJ auction average: $66    Lot estimate: 50    : 70    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Jade Mountain Merlot Caldwell Vineyard 1997  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $55   Quantity Available: 1   "Cherry, raspberry, sweet oak and a floral scent on the nose. Big, rich and already approachable, with flavors of red berries, licorice and sweet oak" ST Format:750 ml    Rating:    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 60    : 80    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Liparita Merlot Howell Mountain 1994  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $50   Quantity Available: 4   "Well focused, this throws a lot of flavors at you while maintaining a sense of harmony and finesse. Complex flavors of black cherry, currant, anise, cedar and spice are at the core, and the finish shows dashes of currant and coffee." WS Format:750 ml    Rating:90 WS    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 220    : 300    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Northstar Merlot Columbia Valley 1998  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $50   Quantity Available: 3   "It boasts a saturated dark ruby color and an intense nose of black cherries and cassis. Medium to full-bodied, broad, big and juicy, this dense, plump, chewy-textured wine is loaded. Casis, cherries, blackberries and hints of licorice...highly concentrated and expansive wine's character...powerful, harmonious and exhibits an extraordinarily long, fruit packed, seamless finish...should be at its best between 2003 and 2012." RP Format:750 ml    Rating:92+ RP, 93 WE    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 165    : 225    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Northstar Merlot Columbia Valley 1999  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $35   Quantity Available: 3   "Bright medium ruby. Pungent aromas of plum, currant, dark chocolate and spices. Concentrated, smooth, suave and mouthfilling, with varietally accurate merlot character. Nicely delineated wine with good snap and lift. Dark fruit flavors complicated by chocolatey oak. Spicy, persistent finish features fine, building tannins." ST Format:750 ml    Rating:90 ST    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :Recent WMJ auction average: $51    Lot estimate: 120    : 180    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Pride Mountain Merlot 1999 magnum  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $90   Quantity Available: 1   "a wine of striking purity, balance, density, and intensity. A saturated ruby/purple color is accompanied by great fruit...and perfectly assimilated wood, acidity, tannin, and alcohol. Several more years of cellaring will result in even more joy." RP Format:1.5 liter    Rating:92 RP    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :Recent WMJ auction average: $158    Lot estimate: 95    : 115    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Pride Mountain Merlot 2002 (Lot I)  Current Winning Bidder: winepirate    Current Bid:  $40   Quantity Available: 2   "The 2002 Merlot, which comes from both the Napa and Sonoma sides of the mountain, is elegant, with wonderfully sweet black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of mocha, white chocolate, and some background sappy wood notes. Its beautiful integration of acidity and tannin make for an elegant, polished, and stunning Merlot to drink over the next decade." RP Format:750 ml    Rating:90 RP    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 90    : 130    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Pride Mountain Merlot 2002 magnum  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $130   Quantity Available: 2   "The 2002 Merlot, which comes from both the Napa and Sonoma sides of the mountain, is elegant, with wonderfully sweet black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of mocha, white chocolate, and some background sappy wood notes. Its beautiful integration of acidity and tannin make for an elegant, polished, and stunning Merlot to drink over the next decade." RP Format:1.5 liter    Rating:90 RP    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 280    : 360    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Pride Mountain Merlot 2003 magnum  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $100   Quantity Available: 1   "An openly seductive style, with ripe currant, blackberry and wild berry fruit shaded by splashy mocha and espresso bean oak flavors. It's complex and concentrated" WS "Sweet nose offers raspberry, cherry and milk chocolate. Fat, lush and sweet, with a soft, pliant, immediately accessible texture and enticing flavors of ripe red fruits. Ripe and aromatic merlot, finishing with dusty, sweet tannins and lovely length." ST Format:1.5 liter    Rating:92 WS, 92 ST    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 105    : 125    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Quilceda Creek Merlot 1999  Current Winning Bidder: geohamm    Current Bid:  $55   Quantity Available: 2   "Loads of spices, cassis, black cherries, and blackberries are found in the fresh, boisterous nose. This expansive, medium to full-bodied wine coats the taster's palate with sweet red fruits, candied raspberries, and cherries. Its velvety textured character leads to a seamless, wonderfully long finish that reveals prodigiously ripe tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2012." RP Format:750 ml    Rating:94 RP    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 120    : 160    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Quilceda Creek Merlot 2000  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $80   Quantity Available: 6   "exhibits waxy, spicy blackberry aromas. On the palate, this firm, medium-bodied wine offers outstanding purity and focus. Black currants, cassis, and black cherries can be discerned in its foursquare character." RP Format:750 ml    Rating:91.6 CT    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 510    : 630    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Quilceda Creek Merlot 2002  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $70   Quantity Available: 2   "Thick, dark and chewy, this is as good as Merlot gets...This is a ripe, chewy wine, loaded with blueberry, blackberry, citrus and dried herb. Though front-loaded with big, jammy fruit, it continues to develop more subtle and complex strains of herb, tar and black tea as it unwinds. It has the authority, the density and the impact of Cabernet" WE Format:750 ml    Rating:94 WE    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 150    : 190    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: Sterling Merlot Reserve 1999  Current Winning Bidder:  New Item   Starting Bid:  $40   Quantity Available: 3   "Smooth texture, with no attempt to mask its mocha and vanilla-scented oak. It slowly works its way into layers of cherry and plum fruit" WS Format:750 ml    Rating:    Condition:excellent    Comments:    :    Lot estimate: 135    : 195    Bid   AuctionWatch   Qty: Bid: AutoBid: