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old! You’ll find a mix of plum, berries, and Napa Valley; £100+, Mt. Brave 2019 Mer‐
hints of cocoa, vanilla, and leather in the lot, Napa Valley.
nose, with lush layers of deep red fruit Gold: £10-£15, Wakefield Taylors
and wood on the finish. Wines 2022 Estate Merlot, Clare Valley,
The Global Wine Masters is open to Australia.
wines from anywhere worldwide. All Gold: £15-£20, Abadal Cinc 2019 Cat‐
wines are tasted blind, with only a price alonia, Spain; Yedi Bilgeler, Bias Priene
bracket, and the category is revealed to Merlot Izmir, Turkey; Durbanville Hills,
the judges. The tasting panels award Collectors Reserve 2021 The Lighthouse,
medals ranging from Bronze to Gold and, Western Cape, South Africa; Fleur du Cap
for a handful of exceptional examples, Unfiltered 2020 Western Cape.
the title of Master. Gold: £20-£30, Domaine Fangsi Kaiyun
Here are the Master award winners in 2019 Single Vineyard Merlot, Ningxia,
Pounds Sterling (USD 1.30), with three of China; Arínzano 2019 Merlot Agricultura
the four from Napa Valley: 100% oaked Biológica, Navarra, Spain; Petra 2021
Merlot wines: £30-£50, Vignamaggio 2016 Quercegobbe, Tuscany, Italy; Barlow Vine‐
Merlot di Santa Maria. Tuscany, Italy; £50- yards 2021 Merlot, Napa Valley.
£70, Freemark Abbey 2019 Merlot Napa Gold: £50-£70, Hoosegg by Philip
Valley, USA; £70-£100, Black Stallion Es‐ Shaw 2019 Mountain Dragon, New South
tate Winery 2020 Limited Release Merlot,
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