Cabernet / Merlot

France’s Bordeaux wine region has given us both Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the time-honoured, leading varietals that are combined to give us a blend of expressive fruity roundness and dark red colour known as Cabernet Merlot. New Zealand winemakers have been plying their craft to this blend for 150 years, achieving a highly approachable combination of power and elegance by harnessing Merlot’s ripe fullness and Cabernet Sauvignon’s intricacies of structure.

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Value++ Red Blend from the Gimblett Gravels

Trophy for Champion Merlot Blend – Hawkes Bay Wine Awards 2025

ESK VALLEY GIMBLETT GRAVELS MERLOT / CABERNET SAUVIGNON / MALBEC 2024
$15.99
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Smooth & Rich!

VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECTION MERLOT / CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2024
$16.99
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North Canterbury Red Blend that will entice you back for more

MAIN DIVIDE MERLOT / CABERNET 2022
$17.99
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Deliciously drinkable Hawkes Bay — and exceptional value!

ELEPHANT HILL LE PHANT ROUGE 2023
$19.99
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This is a medley of Power and Concentration!

ESK VALLEY ARTISANAL COLLECTION MALBEC / MERLOT / CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2025
$19.99
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Double Gold Medal – NZIWS 2021 & 2022

TRINITY HILL THE TRINITY 2021
$21.99
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New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

MILLS REEF RESERVE MERLOT / MALBEC 2022
$22.99
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New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

BEACH HOUSE MERLOT / CABERNET FRANC 2024
$23.99
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Outstanding Value from New Zealand Wine Legends!

TE MATA ESTATE MERLOT / CABERNET 2023
$24.99
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Superb 5 Star Buying

ELEPHANT HILL MERLOT 2019
$24.99
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A surefire bet – Incredible value Cabernet blend

THORN CLARKE SHOTFIRE QUARTAGE 2021
$26.99
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France
Bordeaux
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

CHÂTEAU le GRAND VERDUS BORDEAUX SUPÉRIEUR 2020
$26.99
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France
Bordeaux
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

CHÂTEAU LAUBES BORDEAUX 2019
$26.99
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Italy
Umbria
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

FALESCO VITIANO ROSSO 2019
$27.99
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New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

ALPHA DOMUS THE NAVIGATOR 2020
$29.99
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France
Bordeaux
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

DOMAINE du SEUIL BORDEAUX 2022
$30.99
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France
Bordeaux
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

CHÂTEAU CARBONNEAU SÉQUOIA 2022
$31.99
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New Zealand
Hawkes Bay
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

ASKERNE RESERVE MERLOT / CABERNET SAUVIGNON / MALBEC 2021
$32.99
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A Favourite Hawkes Bay Red from a Great Vintage that Offers Outstanding Value

TRINITY HILL THE GIMBLETT 2022
$33.99
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France
Bordeaux
Cabernet / Merlot Blend

CHÂTEAU HAUT-MAYNE 2020
$34.99
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Exceptional Neudorf tasting. Rosie Finn is so hard case

Herb Familton
17/03/2026

Trust their recommendations, the staff really know their wine

Spagooter
06/03/2026

Great place. They have items you can't find elsewhere, eg Zwarte Kip advocaat.

Roy de Vries
04/02/2026
Fantastic selection , great place for a wine buff

Jill Beattie (Jb)
22/09/2025

Large array of wine and incredible customer service Nikki was so lovely, all 1000% be back

Emefa Fiadonu
21/09/2025

Excellent service and an array of fine wines

Roy Roper
13/08/2025
Great choice and helpful staff

Andy Woolhouse
03/08/2025

good selection with drive thru service

Hiroto Nogami
31/07/2025

Fantastic staff. Fantastic range of wines. Could spend hours in there.

The Gardener
03/07/2025
Great selection

Feargal O Connor
02/06/2025

Vino Fino's selection of wines is second to none. The staff are always extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I select wines online, then pay when picking up.

Guy Bergin
30/05/2025

Great wine

Herb Familton
27/04/2025
Huge selection, very helpful staff, wines you simply can not find elsewhere.

Brodie Macpherson
26/04/2025

Excellent wine selection. Great friendly service.

Victoria Nolan
20/04/2025

Excellent wine store! Probably the best in town. You can find wall kinds of wine and from around the world. I even found a wine from my hometown Uruguay which is not easy to find at all on this side of the globe.

Gabriel Masliah
08/01/2025
amazing selection

Mike Little
18/12/2024

Thank you Vino Fino Team, Thank you so much for your help with the drinks for our wedding day! We couldn’t have been happier with the service from Vino Fino supplying us with a Chiller Trailer to use on the day! You made getting the wine for our wedding easy and fun. It was low stress, and we truly appreciated being able to bring back the unopened wine. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to our friends and family. We’re so grateful!

Issy L
10/12/2024

I love this store. The staff are so helpful and have broadened my experience, introducing me to some wonderful new wines. I only wish I lived closer so I could get to tasting evenings regularly!

Stephanie Mander
18/10/2024
Great selection of wines, Friendly staff, well supported the choice.

ilgar isayev
14/06/2024

Fabulous selection of wines and very helpful and knowledgeable staff. It is a pleasure to visit Vino Fino and buy my wine from there.

David Pigou
07/06/2024

Great place.

Kea Energy
31/05/2024
My favourite European wine store in Christchurch

Sergio Melnik
31/05/2024

Great range of wines. Their newsletter is worthy to subscribe if you don’t want to miss out great deals and wine tasting sessions.

Hannah Zhang
25/05/2024

Have a wide selection which meant the particular bottle I was after was in stock which means a win for Mother's day

breilly72
09/05/2024
Simply the fastest service I’ve ever received. Amazing. Fabulous price too. Cant recommend highly enough.

Alli J
10/04/2024

All the way in Christchurch, but occasionally order from this store as it has wines I like that I can't source elsewhere, at a great price too. Always great service, and will keep using them.

Roger Parker
08/01/2024

Awesome selection of wines, lots of great beers, plus gin, whisky and more to boot. Great staff who can point you in the right direction to satisfy your needs.

Sam Coochey
03/01/2024
I had been searching for a very specific wine and I finally found it here. Not only did they have the wine I was searching for, they had a beautiful collection of other wines. If you are a wine lover, be sure to check out Vino Fino. The staff were very knowledgeable on the types of wine and the wine makers. I will be coming back again for sure.

Mere Pokai
02/01/2024

Whilst they don't have any serious competition they do stock some great wines and their specials often are just that!

Gary Downey
02/01/2024

Great range and knowledgeable staff

Paul Bonini
02/01/2024