Red
Red
Scopone 2020 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Ruby red colour with slight brightening at the rim accompanies plum and walnut. Mint, fresh thyme, refreshing acidity and somewhat coarse-grained tannins appear in the wine, together with a medium-long finish. Made entirely from Sangiovese, this Tuscan red comes from Brunello di Montalcino. Black cherry and slate appear alongside medium body, juicy tannins and a savoury finish.
La Visciola 2022 Vicinale Cesanese del Piglio
Italian Red
Blueberry, tobacco, leather, dark fruit, earth and mushroom appear in this red. Made entirely from Cesanese, it draws on several plots of forty-five- to sixty-year-old vines growing on red clay between 340 and 400 metres. The wine is made in stainless steel, remains there for at least one year before bottling, and is unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine de la Mordorée 2021 La Dame Voyageuse Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Cherry, raspberry and strawberry shape this Grenache-led Rhône red. The wine is medium- to full-bodied, taut and crisp, with silky tannins at the finish. Grenache accounts for 90% of the blend. It comes from Châteauneuf-du-Pape, an appellation in the Rhône region of southern France. Its fruit profile is somewhat redder than usual for this cuvée.
Dievole 2019 Vigna di Sessina Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Italian Red
Red berries, dried cherry and sage meet plum, herbs and darker fruit. The palate is juicy, polished, fresh and elegant, with a long finish and rich extract. Made entirely from Sangiovese, the wine comes from a south-facing vineyard on sandstone crossed by limestone. It matures for seventeen months in large oak barrels and is organically farmed.
Viñátigo 2018 Elaboraciones Ancestrales Tinto
Spanish Red
Cherry and red fruit appear with spice in this Tenerife red, which has a long, refined finish. The blend divides equally between Tintilla and Baboso Negro from ungrafted vines. After a cool maceration, each variety ferments separately with stems in open wooden vats. The two wines then mature together for one year in a foudre before bottling.
Perticaia 2015 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Italian Red
Blackberry, plum and black cherry appear with dried violet, blueberry, tobacco, cocoa, juniper, cinnamon, leather, liquorice, undergrowth, vanilla and menthol. Made entirely from Sagrantino, this Umbrian red has an intense ruby colour with garnet hues. The wine is full and persistent, with silky, balanced tannin and marked acidity. It matures twenty-four months in oak, then three months in steel and twelve months in bottle.
Domaine Desvignes 2021 Givry Rouge
French Red
Dark berries, clove and exotic spice appear in this Pinot Noir from Burgundy. The wine is medium- to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with powdery tannins and succulent acidity. Produced in Givry within Burgundy's Côte Chalonnaise, this red draws on several village parcels with clay-limestone soils. The overall profile is deeper and brooding, with concentrated character.
Rocca di Frassinello 2019 Maremma Toscana DOC
Italian Red
Intense ruby with garnet hints, combining strength, intensity and elegance. The wine has soft tannins, a round mouthfeel, fruit and spice notes, depth and lively balance. The blend is 60% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. Fermentation takes place in steel, followed by malolactic fermentation, fourteen months in barriques—80% new—and another eleven months in bottle.
Martin’s Lane 2022 Julius Pinot Noir Riesling Co-Ferment
Canadian Red
Earth, cherry and spice accompany a fine, lively profile. This red co-ferments 90% Pinot Noir with 10% Riesling from two small Okanagan Valley blocks. Both varieties were harvested on the same day as whole clusters, followed by spontaneous carbonic fermentation and fifteen days of maceration. Five months in neutral Austrian oak completes the cellar work. The vineyard farming is Organic.
Cascina Penna-Currado 2022 Carrà Barbera d’Alba
Italian Red
Deep ruby in colour, with plum, blueberry, spice and balsamic notes. The wine has full body, crisp minerality, fine velvety tannins and an extended finish. It is made entirely from Barbera grown in two southwest-facing San Sebastiano vineyards planted twenty-five and seventy years ago. After cold maceration and fermentation, it matures for about one year in large barrels.
Roagna 2018 Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
Dried red cherry, mint, spice, tobacco, dried leaves and worn leather shape this wine, made entirely from Nebbiolo. Fruit comes from young vines in Barolo- and Barbaresco-designated vineyards. Fermentation begins in wooden vats with an indigenous pied de cuve, followed by submerged-cap maceration. The wine then spends about five years in neutral oak and concrete. This red comes from Piedmont in Italy.
Catena Zapata 2020 Malbec Argentino
Argentinian Red
Made entirely from Malbec, with 20% whole clusters and 80% whole berries, the fruit is hand-loaded into new French-oak barrels. Fermentation lasts seventeen to twenty-eight days with wild yeast, low temperatures and manual cap management. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation take place in barrel, followed by twelve to eighteen months in French oak. Fruit comes from Nicasia and Angélica vineyards.
Montalto 2015 Merricks Block Pinot Noir
Australian Red
A hyper-fragrant bouquet brings fruit and forest notes. Earth, smoke, pickled cherry, clove-studded ham and autumn leaves accompany demerara and mocha oak. The Pinot Noir also shows rosewater, sappy cherry, char, youthful acidity, roast orange and grilled nuts. Made from the MV6 clone on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, it has red fruit, plum, acidity and oak, with a long finish.
Fairview Cellars 2012 Premier Series Cabernet Franc
Canadian Red
Plum and spice define the nose of this Canadian Cabernet Franc from British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The wine is dry and carries medium-plus acidity together with substantial tannin. At a contemporary cellar tasting, the bottle remained quite closed but was already described as very tasty. Its tannic scale was recorded between medium-plus and high at that visit.
Whitehall Lane 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
Ripe red and black fruit, juicy fruit, plum and dried berry appear beside terracotta. The wine is full and concentrated, with velvety tannins and a refined, lasting finish. Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 86% of the blend. Merlot contributes 8%, while Malbec and Petit Verdot each contribute 3%. This Napa Valley red was made in the United States.
Piro Wine Company 2018 Runway Vineyard Pinot Noir
American Red
Dark berries, slight reduction, dark red fruit and sweet elderberry appear in a bold yet delicate profile. The wine is made entirely from Pinot Noir, and every bunch is fully destemmed. Fermentation takes place in an open-top vessel, with fourteen days on skins. Barrel ageing lasts twenty-one months across new, neutral and once-used French oak.
Bodegas Cueva 2017 Vino Tinto Cosecha Magnum 1.5 L
Spanish Red
Made from Bobal in Valencia, this red comes from organically farmed vines on calcareous clay and sandy soils. Grapes are hand-harvested, destemmed and macerated in a carbonic environment with indigenous yeasts, then matured in stainless steel. It is bottled unfined, unfiltered and without added sulphur. The wine is presented here in a 1.5-litre magnum.
Benjamin Laroche L’Atelier 2017 Chorey-lès-Beaune
French Red
Restrained and elegant, this village-level red Burgundy shows mineral and cherry notes. Medium tannins accompany refined cedar and an elegant finish, with chewy, sturdy raspberry fruit. Deep purple colour, moderate tannin and rich character also appear. The body is soft and light. The wine is French Pinot Noir from Chorey-lès-Beaune, a village appellation in the Côte de Beaune within Burgundy.
Undurraga 2021 Altazor
Chilean Red
Cool and minty, with green herbs, eucalyptus and juniper. The wine is solid and energetic, with snappy acidity, lifted red plum, cassis and herbal notes. This Cabernet Sauvignon blend comes from Chile's Maipo Valley. It spent sixteen months in French oak, with one quarter new barrels and the remainder second use, followed by eighteen months in bottle.
Capezzana 2017 Ghiaie della Furba Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Deep ruby in colour, with complex and elegant fruit and spice. The wine is full-bodied and firm, with dense tannins and well-balanced acidity. Wild berry appears in the persistent finish. The blend comprises Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. The wine spent fifteen months in barriques. Its dry, structured profile also includes red fruit, leather, wood and balsamic notes.
Terre Bianche 2017 Bricco Arcagna Rossese di Dolceacqua
Italian Red
Pickled cherry, spice and incense accompany a savoury, silky, warm profile with slight tartness. The red spends time in oak, and its fruit comes from Bricco Arcagna. Suggested pairings for the table include grilled red meat, rabbit, game birds and goat served with white beans. Made from Rossese, the wine comes from the Liguria region of Italy.
Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino 2016 Dofana Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Red berries, watermelon and pomegranate accompany blueberry, floral nuances and dried herbs. The wine is clear, juicy and youthful, with fresh fruit, marked acidity and fine tannins. Dried herbs, floral nuances and a lightly peppery note sit beside a soft finish. This Tuscan red is made entirely from Sangiovese and carries the Chianti Classico designation.
Montevertine 2021 Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Enormously silky and smooth, this Tuscan red shows finesse and elegance. The cuvée uses 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo and 5% Colorino. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in concrete tanks for about twenty-one days, and malolactic fermentation also occurs in concrete. Ageing covers twenty-four months in Slavonian oak and about three months in bottle. It carries the Toscana IGT designation.
Red Car 2006 Amour Fou Pinot Noir
American Red
Framboise, fig and crème de cassis accompany truffle, cherry blossom, vanilla wafer and cedar. The Pinot Noir has concentration, elegant balance and a sumptuous mouthfeel. This red comes from the Russian River Valley in California. Fruit, floral, truffle, vanilla and cedar details appear together, accompanied by the concentrated character, elegant balance and sumptuous mouthfeel associated with this cuvée.
Charles Van Canneyt 2022 Bourgogne Pinot Noir
French Red
Mesmerising ruby colour accompanies a fresh, perfumed character and concentrated fruit. Juicy, rich red berries meet a hint of spice and well-judged tannins. Made from Pinot Noir sourced from the Côte d'Or, this French red Burgundy is dry and approachable. Ripe red berries, spice, concentration and juicy character complete the profile alongside the well-judged tannins.
Villota 2022 Viña Gena Viñedo Singular Rioja Alavesa
Spanish Red
Clean garnet colour accompanies wild rose, violet, cherry and redcurrant. The red has good volume, balance, elegance and persistence. Made entirely from Tempranillo, it comes from the estate's oldest site, planted in the early twentieth century and named for Doña Genara Villota. Concrete-tank refinement is used, and production totalled 3,650 bottles for this release.
Domaine Lafarge-Vial 2022 Chiroubles
French Red
Light-bodied and dry, this spicy Gamay is made in a traditional style. The biodynamically farmed fruit is partially destemmed, and the wine ages in neutral barrels and demi-muids. It comes from Chiroubles in the Beaujolais region of France. Spice, light body and dryness accompany the partial destemming, biodynamic farming and neutral-vessel ageing used for this red wine.
Domaine Rougeot 2021 Bourgogne Côte d’Or Les Lameroses
French Red
Deep colour accompanies ripe black-fruit aromas and mineral notes. Big red and black fruit meet a structured yet supple, fresh and layered character with ripe tannins. Toasty mineral notes mark the finish. The Pinot Noir grows in Les Lameroses between Les Vaux and Volnay. Fruit, mineral detail and tannins accompany the supple, fresh and layered character.
Enrico Serafino 2017 Monclivio Barolo
Italian Red
Deep ruby colour with garnet hues accompanies currant, liquorice, tobacco, spice, coffee and leather. Blackberry joins a multifaceted, harmonious and smooth character, with full body, chewy tannins and a pleasant finish. Hand-sorted Nebbiolo undergoes long maceration before twenty-two months in medium-sized oak casks. The vineyards lie in Serralunga d'Alba, La Morra and Monforte in Piedmont.
Château Balestard La Tonnelle 2009 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
French Red
A supple opening gives way to a fruit-filled middle with noticeable tannin, a slight hollow and a touch of dryness. The blend brings together Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. Fruit and supple texture sit beside the tannic structure, while the three traditional Bordeaux varieties establish the composition of this classified estate wine.