5 Best Merlot Wines Under $50

4. Rutherford Hill Merlot 2019

Insider Monkey Score: 6

Price: $31

Rutherford Hill 2019 is soft and luxurious with supple and refined Merlot grapes blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Syrah. The grapes are aged for 15 months in new French oak barrels.

It was announced earlier this year that the Terlato Wine Group has relaunched Rutherford Hill Winery, giving the Napa Valley wine brand a refresh and a new, more upscale position in the wine market, which Terlato has dubbed ‘Rutherford Hill, Reimagined’.