A rebel with a cause: you'll see why this Merlot is James Dean as Jim Stark, cavorting with the Cabs while the other Merlots dabble in "easy-drinking fruitiness." Notes of smoke and leather with a full- mouth feel.

• Alcohol

    15.4% %

• pH

    3.56

• Residual sugar

    2.0 g/l g/l

• Total acid

    6.2 g/l g/l