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

Bogle Essential Red

California, USA · Red blend

Shared Merlot in the blend. Vanilla oak on both. About 36% of the price.

€20 save €36

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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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