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Journey's End The Bluegum Merlot 2021, Wo Stellenbosch

Merlot Merlot
Stellenbosch, South Africa

$18.95 (45381)

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90 pts
5
October 11, 2025
Vonterra

Critic Reviews (4)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is classic, fruit-centred yet structured Stellenbosch red, offering so much for so little. There is a typical...

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Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

A great memory is bringing back a 2012 Journey’s End syrah from South Africa back in 2015, then just recently opening...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

So named for the eucalyptus trees imported from Australia that surround this vineyard in Stellenbosch, this is indeed...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

This Stellenbosch-grown merlot features of varietally distinctive nose with an abundance of plummy fruit, Christmas...

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Community Reviews (1)

It's only wine but I like it
It's only wine but I like it

This Merlot calls to mind cooler climate reds, more like a Bordeaux than, say, an Australian or Chilean. A bit lean (in a good way), with some fine plummy fruit, finishing with pleasant tartness and some firm tannin. I should think that this will keep for a few years. Really good wine here, not the slightest bit blowsy. At $19, a great value. Tasted Oct 2025/

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