Red
Red
Domaine Chapel 2018 Fleurie Charbonnières Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Raspberry, cherry, rose petal, liquorice, herbs and flowers shape the profile. The palate is layered and medium to full bodied, with succulent acidity and saline character. Velvety texture accompanies supple tannins and a long, mineral-accented finish. Gamay comes from the forest-enclosed Charbonnières parcel, where granite bedrock lies beneath granitic sand and weathered rock fragments. Whole clusters undergo semi-carbonic maceration with indigenous yeast, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine la Barroche 2021 Liberty Vin de France
French Red
Juicy black raspberry, violets, peppery herbs and minerality appear in a concentrated, structured profile. The blend is 52% Grenache, 18% Cinsault, 13% Mourvèdre, 12% Syrah and 5% Carignan. The vines average sixty-five years old and grow at 125 metres on sand, blue and red clay and river stones. Vinification takes place in underground concrete vats, with more than four weeks on skins. Ageing lasts twenty months in old oak casks and 600-litre barrels.
Broc Cellars 2019 KouKou Cabernet Franc
American Red
Cabernet Franc comes from Crown Point Vineyard in Happy Canyon. The site has serpentine loam and clay-loam soils, with pronounced shifts between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Whole clusters are placed in concrete, foot crushed and gently pumped over. The wine is pressed back into concrete for ten months of ageing before bottling. It contains twelve percent alcohol and comes from Santa Barbara County.
Piaggia 2016 Il Sasso Carmignano DOCG
Italian Red
Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice, tobacco and dried herbs appear with cinnamon and allspice. Dark fruit accompanies a soft, yielding finish and textural richness. Sangiovese is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The fruit comes from the estate's S. Cristina a Mezzana vineyard, and the wine contains fourteen and a half percent alcohol. The colour is red.
Elio Altare 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Italian Red
Intense ruby colour accompanies fresh rose petals and red fruit. The palate carries further red fruit, acidity and tannins that are present without drying the mouth. Made entirely from Nebbiolo grown in La Morra and Monforte, the vines range from twenty to fifty years old. Skin maceration lasts three to four days, and the wine spends five months in used French barriques.
Viña William Fèvre 2012 Quino Noir Pinot Noir
Chilean Red
Currant and raspberry appear with an herbal accent. The Pinot Noir comes from Malleco in Chile's deep south, where the project planted its vineyard at Quino on a northeast-facing hillside with stony clay soils. The wine is bottled directly from tank without barrel ageing or filtration. Its profile is fruit-led and refreshing, with acidity running through the palate.
Undurraga 2021 VIGNO Carignan Maule Valley
Chilean Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies raspberry, cherry, subtle smoke and black pepper. The palate carries red fruit and spice with freshness, fine tannins and balanced tension. The finish is long and persistently spicy. The blend is eighty-eight percent Carignan and twelve percent Cinsault. Its old bush vines grow on south-facing granite slopes in dry-farmed Maule countryside northeast of Cauquenes.
Slobodné Vinárstvo 2017 Alternativa
Slovak Red
Cranberry and sage appear in a bright red with soft, silky texture and a lightly funky note. Made entirely from Frankovka Modrá, the wine comes from the Lopata vineyard in Slovakia's Small Carpathians. Fermentation on the skins lasts four weeks, followed by at least eighteen months in oak. Selected barrels are bottled without fining or filtration, and the wine contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Mixtura 2019 MIX Tinto Vino de Mesa
Spanish Red
Wild red fruit, lilac, Atlantic woodland, pepper, liquorice and a light smoky note appear in a medium-bodied red with silky texture, polished tannins and balanced acidity. The finish is savoury, slightly saline and persistent. Mencía, Caíño, Brancellao and Sousón ferment separately with indigenous yeasts in open vats, followed by twelve months in old French oak before the blend completes malolactic fermentation.
Stag’s Hollow 2022 Renaissance Merlot
Canadian Red
Plump red cherry and plum appear with candied violet, cedar and cocoa nibs. The palate is polished and glycerious, with fresh acidity. The blend is ninety-four point nine percent Merlot, five percent Cabernet Sauvignon and zero point one percent Cabernet Franc. Its fruit comes from the gravel soils of a southwest-facing vineyard in Okanagan Falls, where small clusters and berries naturally limit yields.
Echo Bay 2022 Synoptic Red Blend
Canadian Red
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carménère and Petit Verdot make up the red blend. The grapes are organically grown and ferment with wild yeast. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered after sixteen months in French oak, fifteen percent new. Its fruit comes from Okanagan Falls in British Columbia, and the finished wine contains fourteen percent alcohol.
Château Peyredon Lagravette 2022 Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois
French Red
Ruby-purple colour accompanies blackberry, spice and toast. The finish is balanced, with smooth tannins. The blend is sixty-three percent Cabernet Sauvignon and thirty-seven percent Merlot from Gunz gravel soils. Grapes are picked by hand and receive five weeks of skin maceration. Maturation lasts twelve months, with one-third in amphora and the balance in new and used oak.
Elian Da Ros 2023 Abouriou Côtes du Marmandais
French Red
The red profile is supple, fruity and spicy. Its parcels have clay-gravel and clay-limestone soils. Grapes are harvested and sorted by hand. Semi-carbonic maceration lasts about ten days with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts twelve months in large oak and used barrels. The wine contains thirteen percent alcohol, and Abouriou is the principal red grape in the cuvée.
Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot 2023 L’Ô de la Vie Minervois
French Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies garrigue, wild strawberry, cassis, spice and mint. The attack is lively, while the palate is supple and soft. Made entirely from Syrah, the wine comes from clay-limestone and sandy soils with south and southeast exposure. The farming is organic, the style is dry and red, and the wine contains fourteen point five percent alcohol.
Louis Bernard Domaine La Crau des Papes 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Intense colour with violet hues accompanies stewed red fruit, spice and balsamic notes. The palate is expressive, round and generous, with silky tannins, a supple attack and a long spicy finish. The blend is sixty percent Grenache and forty percent Syrah. Destemmed grapes ferment with natural yeast in stainless steel, with fifteen to twenty days of maceration and eight to ten months in vats.
Gvantsa’s Wine 2021 Otskhanuri Sapere Qvevri
Georgian Red
Dark cherry, pomegranate, herbs and smoke appear in a fresh, juicy red with cool tannins and pronounced acidity. Fresh blueberry is also present. The wine is made entirely from Otskhanuri Sapere grown in Imereti. Fermentation begins spontaneously in qvevri, and maturation lasts nine months before unfiltered bottling. Its colour is dark ruby, and the profile is medium-bodied and persistent.
Anapea Village 2020 Margo Kvareli Red
Georgian Red
Blackberry, blackcurrant and ripe red fruit appear with ripe cherry, wild berries and honey. The palate is round and full-bodied, with a long finish. Made entirely from estate-grown Saperavi, the wine is fermented on white-grape skins. It is certified organic and is also identified as sustainable, minimally intervened and vegan. This was the first release of the experimental cuvée.
Burrowing Owl 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Red
An intense nose presents ripe cassis and blueberry with graphite, iron, dried oregano, dried black olive and floral violet. The palate is dry and full-bodied, with firm ripe tannins and high acidity. Blackberry, paprika, espresso, mint and dark chocolate are also present. Deep ruby colour and a structured profile accompany these fruit and savoury elements.
Luigi Righetti 2021 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Baked plum, toasted oak, baking spice, prune, vanilla, mocha, black cherry, milk chocolate, rum raisin and cinnamon appear with smooth tannins and a rich, smooth finish. Corvina makes up eighty percent of the blend, with ten percent Rondinella and ten percent Molinara. The wine contains fifteen percent alcohol and receives oak maturation. The full-bodied style is dry.
Cuvelier Los Andes 2008 Colección
Argentinian Red
Blackberry, fruitcake and liquorice appear in a dense, smooth profile with concentrated black fruit, firm structure, acidity, substantial tannins and grip. The blend is sixty percent Malbec, fifteen percent Merlot, fifteen percent Cabernet Sauvignon, five percent Syrah and five percent Petit Verdot. Fermentation lasts seven to ten days in stainless steel, with twenty to thirty days of maceration, full malolactic fermentation and twelve months in French oak.
I Mandorli 2013 Vigna alla Sughera Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Transparent red colour accompanies a slender Sangiovese profile with delicate fruit and a soft finish. The Vigna alla Sughera parcel faces northeast on a medium slope at Belvedere di Suvereto and has clay-silt soil. Its two component parcels are vinified separately. Maturation comprises eight months in large wood, eight months in cement and twelve months in bottle, while vineyard work follows biodynamic practice.
Casa Santos Lima Galodoro Vinho Tinto 3 L
Portuguese Red
Dense ruby colour accompanies ripe red and black fruit, spice and liquorice. The palate is smooth and fruity, with good body, concentrated juicy red-fruit flavours and a balanced finish. The blend includes Castelão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon, and typically spends three to four months in oak barrels. This dry Lisboa red is presented in a three-litre bag-in-box format.
Château Domeyne 2018 Saint-Estèphe
French Red
Deep colour accompanies red and black fruit, spice, a creamy texture and velvety tannins. The vineyard is planted to sixty percent Merlot and forty percent Cabernet Sauvignon on deep gravel and tertiary clay over a limestone terrace. Grapes are harvested by hand and rigorously sorted. Temperature-controlled vinification is followed by barrel maturation using thirty percent new oak, and the wine has a fresh, full-bodied profile with plum and liquorice.
Zisola 2010 Doppiozeta Noto Rosso DOC
Italian Red
The wine is deep ruby in colour, with dark fruit, coffee, tobacco and spice, while smooth tannins accompany layered flavour. The blend is sixty-five percent Nero d'Avola, twenty-five percent Syrah and ten percent Cabernet Franc. Bush-trained vines grow at 130 metres on calcareous soils with southeast exposure. The grapes are gently pressed and macerated for about two weeks, then fermented at 28–30°C and matured for sixteen months in barriques.
Jean-Claude Lapalu 2022 Brouilly Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Plum compote, darker fruit and black cherry appear in a compact profile with firm tannins, integrated acidity and fruit through the finish. Gamay comes from old vines on granite soils. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinified as whole clusters through carbonic maceration for about two weeks. Pressing lasts about twenty-four hours. Malolactic fermentation, blending and maturation in stainless steel are also part of the cellar work.
Troupis 2022 Nemea Agiorgitiko
Greek Red
Red-purple colour accompanies cherry and pomegranate fragrances. The palate has lively acidity, velvety tannins and a long fruity aftertaste. Made entirely from Agiorgitiko, the wine comes from gravelly, high-altitude vineyards near Mount Kyllini at about 720 metres. The grapes macerate for fifteen days in concrete and mature for twelve months in used large oak barrels. The wine is bottled without filtration.
Innocenti 2024 Rosso di Montalcino DOC
Italian Red
Red fruit, cherry, spice and a light balsamic note form the profile. The palate is fresh, with integrated tannins and persistence. Made entirely from Sangiovese, the wine carries the Rosso di Montalcino DOC designation. The estate grows eight hectares of vines on hills at about 350 metres and cultivates them with attention to the surrounding ecosystem.
Gál Tibor 2024 Egri Kadarka
Hungarian Red
Redcurrant, raspberry, cherry and strawberry form the fruit profile. Fresh acidity and light tannins accompany a dry red style. Kadarka comes from the Síkhegy and Pajados vineyards in Eger, where volcanic rhyolite-tuff soil is present. The grapes were harvested by hand, macerated for fifteen days in temperature-controlled stainless steel and fermented spontaneously. The wine spends six months in stainless steel and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine Chapel 2017 Juliénas Côte de Bessay
French Red
Red cherry and spice sit within a supple, fresh and bright profile. The wine is juicy and light in style, with crunchy red fruit and integrated tannins. Gamay comes from the four-hectare Côte de Bessay plot at the edge of Juliénas, where blue stones and granite are present. A low-extraction, carbonic approach is used in the cellar.
Le Nuvole 2015 Franco Aglianico Rosso
Italian Red
Dark ruby colour carries violet reflections. Currant, blackberry, cinnamon, red fruit in spirit, red rose petals and liquorice form the aromatic profile. The palate is expressive, fresh and balanced, with delicate tannins and a very long finish. Aglianico ferments on its skins in cement for seven days, and the wine is then matured in wood.