YELLOW TAIL

Yellow Tail Merlot Piccolo 2025

Trust your Taste

Ripe plum and mulberry meet vanilla and a little baking spice in this smooth Australian Merlot. Soft edges make it an inviting red to try with an easy dinner. The 187 ml bottle is a small-format way to explore the style.

PalateKeySo · Soft & Round
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Soft texture, gentle grip and ripe fruit favour Soft palates. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.

This suits you if you enjoy soft Merlot with ripe plum, mulberry and gentle spice.

It may not suit you if you prefer lean, strongly tannic reds.

MerlotRiverina, Australia187 ml bottle13.5% alcohol
$7.99per bottle
Supplier-held wine. Allow an extra 1–2 working days before dispatch.
Tasting Notes
  • Region RIVERINA
  • Style MERLOT
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Tasting Notes
  • Region RIVERINA
  • Style MERLOT

How this wine feels

This feels soft and medium in weight, with ripe dark fruit at its centre. Gentle tannins and a little spice carry the finish. Choose it if you enjoy smooth fruit flavours without a firm drying grip.

The sliders show how strongly each characteristic comes through. Higher does not mean better.

Structural IntensityModerate presence5/10
DelicatePowerful

How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.

Astringency / TanninGentle grip3/10
Little gripFirm grip

The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.

Acidity SharpnessFresh5/10
GentleZesty

The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.

Bitterness / SavourinessSubtle3/10
LittlePronounced

Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.

Softness / RoundnessRounded8/10
FirmRounded

How smooth and rounded the wine feels.

Sweet-Fruit ExpressionPronounced fruit8/10
Subtle fruitRipe fruit

Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.

Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.

Behind the bottle

Yellow Tail Merlot from the Riverina, in a 187 ml bottle.

For the detail-minded
Merlot13.5% alcohol