Cheaper alternatives to Gere Solus Merlot

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Gere Solus Merlot

Villány, Hungary · Merlot

BodyTanninAciditySweetnessFruit

€56

The steal

Close cousin

Château Cap de Faugères Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux

Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux, France · Merlot blend

Same Merlot at heart. Same full-throttle body. Bone-dry, both of them. About 38% of the price.

€21 save €35

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• Close cousin
  Vignobles Gabriel & Co Le Chant du Loriot

  Lussac-Saint-Émilion, France · Merlot blend

  Same Merlot at heart
  €16

  save €40
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• Close cousin
  Jean-Pierre Moueix Saint-Émilion

  Saint-Émilion, France · Merlot blend

  Same Merlot at heart
  €18

  save €38
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