These wines were tasted for the California Merlot alphabetical listing report in the November 30, 2018, issue of Wine Spectator magazine.

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Wine	Score	Release Price
Alexander Valley Vineyards Merlot Alexander Valley 2015	87	$20
Ancient Peaks Merlot Santa Margarita Ranch 2016	84	$20
Ballentine Merlot Napa Valley 2016	89	$35
Barnett Merlot Spring Mountain District 2015	90	$70
Benziger Signaterra Three Blocks Sonoma Valley 2014	89	$49
Beringer Merlot Napa Valley Bancroft Ranch Vineyard Single Vineyard 2015	91	$80
Blackbird Arise Napa Valley 2015	87	$54
Blackbird Illustration Napa Valley 2014	88	$135
Bogle Merlot California 2015	81	$9
Bonterra Merlot California 2015	85	$16
Calcareous Lloyd of Calcareous Paso Robles 2015	88	$62
Castello di Amorosa Merlot Napa Valley 2014	90	$42
Castle Rock Merlot Paso Robles 2016	83	$13
Chappellet Mountain Cuvée Proprietor's Blend Napa Valley 2015	89	$34
Chateau Souverain Merlot California 2016	84	$13
Chateau St. Jean Merlot Dry Creek Valley 2015	89	$40
Chateau St. Jean Eighty Five Fifty Five Sonoma County 2014	88	$NA
Cline Farmhouse Red California 2016	84	$13
Coho Merlot Coombsville Michael Black Vineyard 2013	90	$55
Comstock Merlot Dry Creek Valley 2015	86	$50
Covenant The Tribe Proprietary Red Sonoma County 2016	82	$38
Darcie Kent Choreography San Francisco Bay 2014	87	$45
Darioush Merlot Napa Valley Signature 2014	92	$58
Darioush Merlot Napa Valley Signature 2015	91	$58
Decoy Red Sonoma County 2014	88	$25
Decoy Red Sonoma County 2015	88	$25
Decoy Merlot Sonoma County 2016	85	$25
Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley 2015	88	$54
Duckhorn Merlot Atlas Peak 2015	89	$75
Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley Carneros 2015	91	$75
Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley Three Palms Vineyard 2015	91	$98
Eco Terreno Three Vine Red Alexander Valley 2013	87	$27
Edna Valley Merlot Central Coast 2016	83	$15
Edna Valley Meritage Winemaker Series Paso Robles 2015	87	$40
Elizabeth Rose Chockablock Napa Valley 2016	87	$20
Essentially Geared Wine Co. Red California NV	83	$7
Fabio Viviani Fatty Pope Paso Robles 2015	89	$20
Ferrari-Carano Merlot Sonoma County 2015	89	$21
Fetzer Merlot California Eagle Peak 2016	80	$10
Flora Springs Merlot Napa Valley 2014	92	$30
Folie à Deux Merlot Alexander Valley 2016	87	$20
Frank Family The Riley Reserve Napa Valley 2014	90	$65
Frei Brothers Merlot Dry Creek Valley Sonoma Reserve 2015	89	$20
Frei Brothers Merlot Dry Creek Valley Sonoma Reserve 2016	88	$20
Frostwatch Merlot Bennett Valley 2014	88	$35
Geyser Peak Merlot California 2015	84	$13
Goldschmidt Fidelity Nick Goldschmidt Crazy Creek Estate Alexander Valley 2016	89	$17
Goldschmidt Merlot Alexander Valley Chelsea Goldschmidt Guidestone Rise 2016	88	$20
Goldschmidt Merlot Dry Creek Valley Chelsea Goldschmidt Salmon's Leap 2015	90	$20
Grassini Merlot Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara 2015	88	$95
Hahn Merlot Central Coast 2016	84	$15
Hall Merlot Napa Valley 2015	89	$40
Happy Canyon Vineyards Piocho Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara 2014	89	$32
Hourglass Merlot Napa Valley Blueline Estate 2016	90	$NA
J. Lohr Cuvée POM Paso Robles 2014	90	$50
Kendall-Jackson Merlot Sonoma County Grand Reserve 2014	87	$26
Kenefick Ranch Merlot Calistoga 2014	87	$50
Kenwood Merlot Sonoma County 2014	88	$15
Kenwood Merlot Dry Creek Valley Six Ridges 2014	89	$26
Kirkland Signature Meritage Napa Valley 2014	89	$11
Kuleto Frog Prince Napa County 2015	88	$35
Kunde Estate Merlot Sonoma Valley 2015	87	$22
La Jota Merlot Howell Mountain 2014	93	$85
La Jota Merlot Howell Mountain 2015	93	$85
Larkmead Firebelle Napa Valley 2015	90	$165
Lewis Merlot Napa Valley 2015	91	$80
Longboard Merlot Russian River Valley Dakine Vineyard 2015	83	$36
Luna Merlot Howell Mountain 2014	92	$85
Luna Merlot Howell Mountain 2015	92	$85
Lyeth Sonoma County 2016	85	$20
Maddalena Merlot Paso Robles 2014	88	$18
Markham Cellar 1879 Blend Napa Valley 2015	88	$27
Matanzas Creek Merlot Alexander Valley 2015	89	$28
Matanzas Creek Merlot Bennett Valley Jackson Park Vineyard 2015	91	$60
Matanzas Creek Encantadora Alexander Valley 2015	90	$45
Matanzas Creek Merlot Bennett Valley 2015	90	$50
Matanzas Creek Journey Red Sonoma County 2015	91	$110
Materra Cunat Reserve Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley 2013	90	$110
McManis Merlot California 2016	83	$10
Medlock Ames Estate Red Bell Mountain Estate Alexander Valley 2015	87	$38
Medlock Ames Merlot Alexander Valley Heritage 2015	88	$55
Medlock Ames Snakepit Alexander Valley 2015	90	$60
Mt. Brave Merlot Mount Veeder 2014	91	$75
Mt. Brave Merlot Mount Veeder 2015	91	$80
Murphy-Goode Merlot California 2014	85	$15
Napa Cellars Merlot Napa Valley 2015	89	$25
Napa Cellars Merlot Napa Valley 2016	88	$25
Oak Grove Merlot California Family Reserve 2016	82	$9
Oberon Merlot Napa Valley 2016	88	$23
Opolo Merlot Paso Robles Summit Creek 2015	88	$20
Oso Libre Querida Adelaida District 2013	83	$36
Pahlmeyer Merlot Napa Valley 2015	91	$90
Pedroncelli Friends Red Sonoma County 2016	87	$13
Pedroncelli Dry Creek Valley Sonoma Classico Barrel Select 2016	88	$19
Pedroncelli Merlot Dry Creek Valley Bench Vineyards 2016	87	$18
Peju Merlot Napa Valley 2015	87	$42
Peju Fifty/Fifty Napa Valley 2015	89	$100
Pride Merlot Napa-Sonoma Counties 2014	91	$60
Pride Merlot Sonoma County Vintner Select Cuvée 2014	90	$85
Pride Claret Reserve Sonoma-Napa Counties 2014	91	$145
Pride Merlot Napa-Sonoma Counties 2015	89	$62
Pride Merlot Sonoma County Vintner Select Cuvée 2015	90	$85
Pride Claret Reserve Sonoma-Napa Counties 2015	91	$145
Provenance Merlot Napa Valley 2014	87	$40
Provenance Merlot Napa Valley Barrel Select 2014	87	$50
Purple Heart Sonoma County 2015	87	$20
Ramey Template Napa Valley 2015	89	$85
Robert Mondavi Merlot Napa Valley 2015	89	$25
Rodney Strong Merlot Sonoma County 2014	89	$20
Rombauer Merlot Napa Valley 2015	90	$45
Roth Merlot Sonoma County 2015	83	$22
Round Pond Estate Proprietary Left Bank Blend Rutherford 2015	90	$85
San Simeon Merlot Paso Robles Estate Reserve 2014	90	$22
Sebastiani Merlot Alexander Valley 2015	88	$28
Smith Devereux Ibex Reserve Red Blend Napa Valley 2015	88	$40
Somerston Merlot Napa Valley IV 2014	87	$90
St. Francis Claret Sonoma County 2015	87	$22
St. Francis Merlot Sonoma County 2015	86	$22
St. Francis Merlot Sonoma Valley Behler Vineyard Artisan Collection 2015	88	$48
St. Francis Merlot Sonoma Valley Reserve 2015	91	$52
St. Supéry Merlot Rutherford 2015	90	$50
Steele Merlot Lake County Stymie Founder's Reserve 2014	88	$42
Stewart Tartan Napa Valley 2015	92	$45
Stewart Merlot Napa Valley 2014	89	$40
Strala Napa Valley 2015	90	$48
SummitVine Diamant Summitvine Ranch Diamond Mountain District 2015	89	$58
Swanson Merlot Napa Valley 2015	88	$32
Tangley Oaks Merlot Mendocino County Lot 15 2015	84	$15
The Federalist Red Blend Aged In Bourbon Barrels Mendocino County 2016	84	$22
The Prisoner Wine Company Merlot Napa Valley Thorn 2015	90	$45
Toad Hollow Merlot Sonoma County Richard McDowell's Selection 2016	87	$16
Tortoise Creek Merlot Clarksburg The Revivalist 2016	80	$12
Trentadue Merlot Alexander Valley La Storia Block 500 2015	88	$26
Trunk Up Napa Valley 2015	88	$40
Tuck Beckstoffer Amulet Napa Valley 2015	90	$150
Venge Merlot Oakville Oakville Estate Vineyard 2015	93	$70
Vin Vault Merlot California NV	86	$22
Wine Cube Merlot California 2015	84	$NA