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Merlot

(mouse over the list below to see the Evaluation Panel's tasting notes for each BOA Wine)
Ahlgren Vineyard
2004 Merlot , Bates' Ranch (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%)    750ml $30.00
Alhona Vineyards
2004 Merlot (Carmel Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $24.95
Bargetto Winery
2006 Merlot (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot)    750ml $24.00
Bargetto Winery
2006 Reserve Merlot (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot)    750ml $40.00
Bianchi Winery
2005 Signature Selection Merlot, Smoot Vineyards (Paso Robles)
(Merlot)    750ml $18.00
Bouke Wines
2007 Bouké Red (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 25%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Syrah / Shiraz 15%, Petit Verdot 5%)    750ml $21.00
Boxwood Winery
2010 Boxwood Trellis , Estate (Middleburg Virginia)
(Merlot 68%, Cabernet Franc 18%, Malbec 14%)    750ml $18.00
Brassfield Estate Winery
2005 Merlot, High Serenity Ranch (High Valley)
(Merlot 77%, Cabernet Franc 18%, Petit Verdot 5%)    750ml $22.99
Brooklyn Oenology
2007 Social Club Red (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 62%, Cabernet Franc 26%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%, Malbec 3%, Petit Verdot 2%, Syrah / Shiraz 1%)    750ml $14.99
Burrell School Vineyards
2005 Merlot, Estate (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot)    750ml $28.00
Burrell School Vineyards
2005 Valedictorian (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot 49%, Cabernet Sauvignon 33%, Cabernet Franc 15%, Petit Verdot 4%)    750ml $58.00
Castello di Borghese Vineyard & Winery
2003 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $19.50
Chateau Julien Wine Estate
2005 Private Reserve Merlot (Monterey County)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $40.00
Chateau Julien Wine Estate
2005 Bravura (Monterey County)
(Merlot 60%, Malbec 40%)    750ml $100.00
Childress Vineyards
2005 Merlot Reserve (North Carolina)
(Merlot 75%, Syrah / Shiraz 20%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%)    750ml $24.99
Clovis Point
2004 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 77%, Petit Verdot 2%, Cabernet Franc 20%, Cabernet Sauvignon 1%)    750ml $21.00
Clovis Point
2004 Merlot Vintners Select (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 89%, Petit Verdot 4%, Malbec 4%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3%)    750ml $32.00
Clovis Point
2005 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 76%, Cabernet Franc 24%)    750ml $20.00
Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards
2006 Merlot , Finley Vineyard (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot)    750ml $25.00
Damiani Wine Cellars
2007 Merlot (Finger Lakes)
(Merlot)    750ml $22.00
Damiani Wine Cellars
2007 Barrel Select Merlot (Finger Lakes)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $35.00
Darcie Kent Vineyards
2006 Merlot (Livermore Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $25.00
Domenico Wines
2005 Meritage (Napa Valley)
(Merlot 72%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, Petit Verdot 3%)    750ml $26.00
Fieldbrook Winery
2010 Foggy Bay Fusion, Stargazer Vineyard (Willow Creek)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $16.00
French Hill Winery
2006 Merlot Grand Reserve (Sierra Foothills)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $28.00
Galante Vineyards
2006 Merlot (Carmel Valley)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $35.00
Glenora Wine Cellars
2007 Merlot (Finger Lakes)
(Merlot)    750ml $18.99
Grant-Ed Winery
2006 Merlot (North Yuba)
(Merlot)    750ml $23.00
Harbes Family Farm Vineyard
2005 Old Barn Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $17.00
La Honda Winery
2006 Merlot, Villa Colina (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $24.00
Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards
2006 Merlot (Suisun Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $18.00
Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards
2006 PQ Red Blend (Suisun Valley)
(Merlot 50%, Mourvedre / Mataro 30%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%)    750ml $12.00
Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards
2007 Merlot (Suisun Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $18.00
Lost Coast Vineyards
2006 Merlot (Humboldt County)
(Merlot 100%)    
Lucchesi Vineyards & Winery
2006 Merlot, View Forever Vineyard (Sierra Foothills)
(Merlot 92%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%, Cabernet Franc 3%)    750ml $18.00
Macari Vineyards & Winery
2004 Merlot Reserve (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $35.99
Macari Vineyards & Winery
2005 Merlot Reserve (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $42.99
Martha Clara Vineyards
2005 Five-O Red Blend (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 38%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22%, Petit Verdot 2%, Syrah / Shiraz 25%, Malbec 1%, Cabernet Franc 12%)    750ml $19.99
Mountain View Vintners
2006 Merlot, Strycker Vineyard (Lake County)
(Merlot 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%)    750ml $9.00
Palmer Vineyards
2004 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $18.99
Palmer Vineyards
2005 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $18.99
Peconic Bay Winery
2005 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 75%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%)    750ml $22.00
Peconic Bay Winery
2006 Rosé of Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 82%, Chardonnay 10%, Cabernet Franc 8%)    750ml $14.00
Peconic Bay Winery
2001 Oregon Hills Reserve Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $38.00
Peconic Bay Winery
2004 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $18.00
Pellegrini Vineyards
1997 Vintner's Pride Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $39.99
Pellegrini Vineyards
1995 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    
Pellegrini Vineyards
1997 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    
Pellegrini Vineyards
2002 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    
Pellegrini Vineyards
2005 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    
Pellegrini Vineyards
2001 Vintner's Pride Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $39.99
Pellegrini Vineyards
2001 Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $19.99
Perigeaux Vineyards and Winery
2006 Merlot - Reserve (Maryland)
(Merlot)    
Persimmon Creek Vineyards
2005 Merlot (Georgia)
(Merlot)    750ml $24.00
Picazo Vineyards
2005 Merlot, Estate (Livermore Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $80.00
Pinnacle Ridge Winery
2008 Veritas (Lehigh Valley)
(Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon)    750ml $20.00
Presque Isle Wine Cellars
2007 Merlot (Lake Erie)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $16.04
Raphael
2002 First Label Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 95%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%)    750ml $30.00
Raphael
2005 La Fontana (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 80%, Cabernet Franc 15%, Malbec 3%, Petit Verdot 2%)    750ml $29.99
Raphael
2005 First Label Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 91%, Malbec 7%, Cabernet Sauvignon 2%)    750ml $30.00
Raphael
1999 First Label Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 98%, Cabernet Franc 2%)    750ml $35.00
Raphael
1997 First Label Merlot, Estate (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $35.00
Raphael
2002 La Fontana (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 85%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Petit Verdot 5%)    750ml $20.00
Raphael
2000 First Label Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 97%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3%)    750ml $35.00
Raphael
2001 First Label Merlot (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 95%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%)    750ml $30.00
Raphael
2006 Merliance (Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $35.00
Retzlaff Estate Wines
2006 Merlot, Estate (Livermore Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $25.00
Robert Hall Winery
2006 Merlot (Paso Robles)
(Merlot 88%, Cabernet Franc 9%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3%)    750ml $20.99
Sandhill Winery
2003 Merlot (Red Mountain)
(Merlot 89%, Cabernet Sauvignon 11%)    750ml $25.00
Scarola Vineyards
2005 "Masseria" Merlot (Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $16.95
Scarola Vineyards
2004 "Masseria" Merlot (Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $16.95
Sherwood House Vineyards
2006 Merliance (Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $35.00
Sherwood House Vineyards
2001 Merlot, Estate (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $24.00
Sherwood House Vineyards
2002 Merlot, Estate (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $24.00
Sherwood House Vineyards
2004 Merlot, Estate (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $25.00
Sherwood House Vineyards
2005 Sherwood Manor (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot 40%, Cabernet Sauvignon 35%, Petit Verdot 25%)    750ml $45.00
Sherwood House Vineyards
2003 Merlot, Estate (North Fork of Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $24.00
St. Barthelemy Cellars
2003 Merlot Port, Borra Vineyard (Lodi)
(Merlot 100%)    375ml $20.00
Thomas Fogarty Winery
2004 Lexington Meritage, Camel Hill Vineyard (Santa Cruz Mountains)
(Merlot 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 33%, Cabernet Franc 6%)    750ml $45.00
Venge Vineyards
2005 Merlot, Estate (Oakville ~ Napa Valley)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $46.00
Wente Vineyards
2005 The Nth Degree Merlot (Livermore Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $54.99
William Chris Vineyards
2012 Hunter (Texas High Plains)
(Merlot 85%, Malbec 15%)    750ml $38.00
Winnett Vineyards
2006 Merlot (Willow Creek)
(Merlot)    750ml $17.00
Winnett Vineyards
2010 Merlot (Willow Creek)
(Merlot)    750ml $17.00
Winnett Vineyards
2003 Merlot (Willow Creek)
(Merlot)    750ml $17.00
Winterhawk Wines
2005 Merlot (Suisun Valley)
(Merlot)    750ml $18.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2005 Christian's Cuvee Merlot (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 83%, Cabernet Sauvignon 15%, Cabernet Franc 3%)    750ml $100.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2003 Merlot, Estate Selection (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 81%, Cabernet Sauvignon 19%)    750ml $35.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2002 Premier Cru Merlot (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    750ml $100.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2002 Merlot, Estate Selection (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 88%, Cabernet Franc 12%)    
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2001 Merlot, Estate Selection (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2001 Premier Cru Merlot (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $100.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2000 Merlot, Estate Selection (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 100%)    
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2000 Premier Cru Merlot (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot)    
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2004 Premier Cru Merlot (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 97%, Cabernet Sauvignon 3%)    750ml $100.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2004 Merlot, Estate Selection (Hamptons Long Island)
(Merlot 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%)    750ml $35.00
Wölffer Estate Vineyard
2006 Merliance (Long Island)
(Merlot)    750ml $35.00

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