Red
Red
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2019 La Guerrerie Touraine
French Red
Ripe redcurrant, blackcurrant and blackberry appear with violet and spice. The palate is ample, dense and fruity, with fully integrated tannins. This is a fresh, fruit-driven red made without added sulphur. The wine carries fourteen percent alcohol and comes from Touraine in the Loire Valley. The family estate works sixteen hectares across Touraine and Cheverny on flinty clay over chalk.
Bow & Arrow 2020 Rhinestones
American Red
Juicy dark cherry and black raspberry appear with dried thyme, spice and soft earth. The blend contains sixty percent Pinot Noir and forty percent Gamay from Johan Vineyard. Maturation takes place in a mixture of concrete and old barriques. The wine is classified as Organic and Natural. Its conception was inspired by Cheverny, bringing the two grape varieties together in a pure, refreshing red.
The Wine Umbrella 2020 Co-Syrah
Canadian Red
Black plum and black raspberry sit near the edge of sweetness, with pepper, super-ripe fruit aromas and flavours, a silky texture and a long, smooth delivery. The blend is ninety-one percent Syrah and nine percent Viognier. It is a juicy, weighty red. A portion of the profit supports the British Columbia chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier and its charitable work.
Uva de Vida 2019 Sol del 19
Spanish Red
Wildflowers, spiced fruit, violets, cherry and blueberry accompany fresh earth and an earthy umami note. Graciano accounts for seventy percent of the blend, with thirty percent Tempranillo. Fruit from clay-limestone soils is harvested by hand in small boxes. Maceration lasts eighteen days, native yeasts carry out fermentation, and maturation lasts twenty-four months in stainless steel. The wine is unfined and unfiltered, with no added sulphites.
Les Lunes 2022 North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
Dark fruit, cassis, cherry, leather, dried herbs and olives accompany fresh acidity, firm tannins and a long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon comes from organically and regeneratively farmed vineyards across Napa and Sonoma counties. The fruit is fully destemmed, with separate spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak and polyethylene. The wine is aged in those vessels and bottled without fining or filtration.
Pentâge 2018 GSM Dirty Dozen Vineyard
Canadian Red
Bright raspberry, ripe red cherry, cranberry and black cherry accompany baking spice. The medium-bodied palate has soft, silky tannins and gentle structure. Grenache accounts for forty-seven percent of the blend, with forty-three percent Mourvèdre and ten percent Syrah. Each variety spends fifteen months in oak barrels, twenty percent new, and the finished wine records 13.5 percent alcohol.
Swerwer 2022 Red Blend
South African Red
Crushed plum, wild blackberry, cherry and anise accompany fynbos, dried herbs, fine black-tea tannins and a lingering saline finish. The palate is juicy. Cinsault and Grenache from granite soils are co-fermented with ten percent Tinta Barocca from a drier, clay-soiled vineyard. Native yeasts are used for fermentation, and the wine spends eleven months in large, old oak foudre.
Craven Wines 2024 Pinot Gris
South African Red
Coppery colour and chalky tannin accompany Pinot Gris from the Newlands vineyard, planted on Koffieklip soil in Stellenbosch. The fruit is destemmed into concrete tanks and receives a light pump-over once daily. Skin contact lasts six days. Fermentation and ageing take place entirely in concrete, including six further months after pressing. Alcohol is 12.95 percent.
Domaine Tatsis 2020 Limnio
Greek Red
Raspberry, tart cherry, ripe red fruit, white pepper and herbal notes accompany a medium-bodied palate. Rustic tannins, fresh acidity, a light green vegetable note and an earthy character are also present. Limnio is the sole grape variety. The wine is aged in old French oak barrels and bottled without additional sulphur. The fruit is certified organic, and the wine carries the PGI Macedonia designation.
Garnet Valley Ranch 2021 Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Clear garnet-red colour appears with lush berries, delicate flowers and earthy undertones. Raspberry, dark cocoa, anise, a silky texture and soft balance are also present. Estate-grown Pinot Noir ferments in small concrete tanks with fifty percent whole clusters. Basket pressing and ageing in neutral barriques and small concrete tanks are also used. The finish is smooth and lingering, and alcohol is 12.5 percent.
Familia Oliván-Ruiz 2021 Custero Rioja
Spanish Red
Garnacha forms sixty percent, joined by Tempranillo, Garnacha Roya and white varieties. The profile is fresh and long, with many aromatic nuances and a slightly rugged tannic texture. Grapes are hand-harvested from selection-massale vines around 600 metres, then co-fermented as whole clusters with native yeast in open-top fermenters. Ageing uses second-use barriques and concrete; sulphur is added only at bottling.
Thibaud Capellaro 2021 Pierre Taillée
French Red
Syrah comes from two massale-selected vineyards just south of Condrieu, one in Saint-Joseph and one across the river. Half the grapes are destemmed and half retained as whole clusters for fermentation. The wine is pressed into 650-litre demi-muids for an eleven-month élevage. It is classified as Vin de France and records 12.5 percent alcohol.
Salvajes de Gredos 2023 Marino Tinto Garnacha
Spanish Red
Wild forest berries and black cherry meet spicy black fruit and Mediterranean garrigue. The texture is smooth, with fine-grained tannins and a mineral finish. Garnacha comes from two sites whose vines are sixty to eighty-five years old on poor sand and granite soils. After spontaneous stainless-steel fermentation and a ten-day maceration without stems, the wine spends eight months in used 500-litre French oak barrels.
Carranco 2019 Villa dei Baroni Etna Rosso
Italian Red
Nerello Mascalese grows on the northern side of Etna in volcanic soils at about 500 metres. Vinification takes place in concrete, followed by maturation in large Slavonian-oak casks. Currant, rose, cherry, ripe peach, sulphur, liquorice, citrus, anise and mint shape the profile. The palate is juicy, with lively acidity, reactive savoury tannins and a long saline trail.
Zuccardi 2019 Polígonos Paraje Altamira Malbec
Argentinian Red
Malbec comes from Paraje Altamira at about 1,100 metres. Fermentation and ageing take place in concrete, without cultured yeasts or oak. Red and blue fruit accompany a juicy, savoury and almost saline palate. Country herbs, violets and lavender are also present, while a chalky path extends through the wine. The profile is fresh and zesty, with lightness and tension.
Bodega Cueva 2018 Bobal & Marselan
Spanish Red
Bobal and Marselan grow on limestone and are vinified in stainless steel. The cool-year red is medium-bodied and sleek, with freshness carried through the profile. Fermentation is spontaneous; the wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur. Ripe fruit, compote, liquorice, violet, cherry and cereal notes accompany a soft, balanced and rounded texture. Alcohol is 13.5 percent.
Borgo Stajnbech 2016 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
Italian Red
Ruby colour carries purple and violet reflections. Blackberry, raspberry, blueberry and morello cherry lead the fruit, with red rose, black pepper and damp earth also present. Acidity and softness are balanced, while the tannins leave the palate dry and the finish recalls red fruit. The wine aged for ten months in stainless steel and another two months in bottle.
Matteo Correggia 2022 Roero Rosso
Italian Red
Nebbiolo grows in the sandy hills of Roero. The grapes are harvested by hand, then macerated in stainless steel for six to eight days. The wine spends six months in second-use barriques. Violet, dried flowers, white pepper and balsamic herbs define the aromatic profile. The palate is intense and structured, with present tannins and a persistent finish.
Echo Bay 2016 Cabernet Franc–Malbec
Canadian Red
Cabernet Franc makes up sixty percent of the blend, joined by forty percent Malbec. The varieties were destemmed, crushed and fermented separately, then matured for eighteen months in barrel, with twenty percent new wood. After blending, the wine rested briefly before bottling and further bottle ageing. The finished red records thirteen percent alcohol, a pH of 3.77 and total acidity of 7.2.
Anthonij Rupert 2021 Optima
South African Red
Fruitcake, cedar, cocoa and dried lavender define the bouquet. The palate is broad, fleshy, succulent, soft, rounded and silky, with spice, rich dark fruitcake and a lingering dry tail. Whole berries are double-sorted, then fermented dry on the skins and given extended post-fermentation maceration. Fermentation uses French oak and stainless steel, followed by malolactic fermentation and twenty months in French oak barrels, thirty percent new.
Trediberri 2024 Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Warm fruit and pepper accompany a light, juicy profile with restrained tannins. Nebbiolo comes mainly from La Morra and Levice, with smaller portions from Vicoforte and Monticello d’Alba. Alcoholic fermentation occurs mostly in concrete for about ten to twelve days. Malolactic fermentation uses concrete or stainless steel, followed by several months of ageing in concrete, steel and plastic before bottling.
Stolpman Vineyards 2019 Para Maria de las Tecolotes
American Red
Berry juice, pepper and thyme give a savoury profile with fruit purity and spicy complexity. Syrah makes up eighty percent of the blend, with Petit Verdot comprising the remaining twenty percent. The fruit was carefully selected for the bottling. The vineyards lie in Santa Barbara County, where the growers responsible for the fruit have cultivated vines at the estate since the mid-1990s.
Orsi Vigneto San Vito 2019 Barbera Martignone
Italian Red
Barbera grows in heavy clay over limestone under certified biodynamic farming. Maceration lasts one month. Fermentation and twelve months of ageing take place in botti, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Sulphur use varies with the sanitary condition of the grapes; some years receive none, while other years see a small addition at harvest or bottling.
Marchesi di Grésy 2021 Martinenga Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Bright ruby colour accompanies strawberry, raspberry and black cherry. The palate is fresh, lively and balanced, with medium body and tannins. A short vinification and malolactic fermentation take place in steel. Ageing takes place mainly in cement with some tank. Floral notes accompany the red-fruit profile. Nebbiolo comes from the Martinenga vineyard in Piedmont's Langhe.
Wynns Coonawarra Estate 2019 Black Label Old Vines Shiraz
Australian Red
Intense ruby colour with a youthful purple hue accompanies cranberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant. The medium-bodied profile includes crunchy dark berries, black pepper, cinnamon, fine tannins and lively acidity. The wine is made entirely from Coonawarra Shiraz. Maturation lasts thirteen months in new and seasoned French oak hogsheads, vats and barriques. The oldest contributing sites include the Undoolya vineyard planted in 1894. Alcohol is 13.4 percent.
Moon Curser 2015 Carménère
Canadian Red
Plum, green peppercorn, ripe raspberry, fennel seed, cherry, pomegranate, vanilla and cedar shape the profile. The wine is medium-bodied, with balanced acidity, soft tannins and a juicy impression; the finish is long and silky. Carménère comes from the Home and Stubbs vineyards on the Osoyoos East Bench. Hand-picked clusters are sorted in the vineyard and destemmed. Fermentation takes place at low temperature, and maturation uses French oak barriques, about one quarter new.
Wynns Coonawarra Estate 2023 Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon
Australian Red
Dark purple at the core with a vibrant plum hue. Aromas include blackberry, white sage and lavender. The palate includes red cherry, plum, moss, earth, cedary oak and thyme. It is fine, long and generous, with soft acidity and pliable tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Coonawarra. Maturation lasts fifteen months in new and seasoned French oak barrels, including hogsheads, barriques and vats. Alcohol is 13.8 percent.
Domaine du Tix 2017 Cuvée Bramefan Ventoux
French Red
Ruby-purple colour with violet reflections accompanies fine wood, toast, prune, fig and macerated cherry. The bouquet is complex and deep, while the attack is highly spicy. Dusty blueberry, violet and graphite are also present. Full-bodied, the wine has firm, powdery tannins and black and blue fruit. Syrah makes up ninety-two percent of the blend, with eight percent Grenache.
Malacari 2010 Grigiano Conero Riserva DOCG
Italian Red
Montepulciano forms the entire wine. The dry, still red comes from a three-hectare vineyard yielding twenty-five quintals per hectare. Fermentation uses no selected yeast, and the wine is unfiltered. Dark fruit includes prune, raisin, damson and blackberry, with spice and vanilla. Twenty days on skins include délestage; malolactic fermentation takes place in tonneaux, and the wine returns to tonneaux after racking. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
Bordertown 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Red
Dark red in colour, with black fruit, blackcurrant, dark cherry, herbs, spice, stewed plum, mint, pepper and leather. The texture is firm, with fresh acidity and well-managed tannins. Estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon comes from an east-facing Osoyoos vineyard with gravel, light-coloured sand and heavy soil. Fermentation lasts twenty-four days. Natural malolactic fermentation takes place in French oak, and maturation lasts twelve to eighteen months in French oak.