Red
Red
Massolino 2021 Barolo DOCG
Italian Red
Pure, juicy cherry appears with mineral, tobacco, wild herb, red cherry, cassis, spice, smoke, liquorice, dried ginger, rusty nail and blood orange. Dense, refined tannins accompany a firm structure. The Nebbiolo comes from Serralunga d'Alba with a small portion from Castiglione Falletto. Red berry, clove, rose petal, white pepper, star anise and orange zest add further detail.
La Stella 2022 Arioso Sangiovese Grosso
Canadian Red
Light red colour accompanies a medium-bodied profile. Bing cherry, red currant, leather and wild herbs appear with a linear shape, natural acidity and rustic, firm tannins. The wine is made from Sangiovese Grosso grown in the Osoyoos Lake District. Its chiseled, elegant character suits wild boar or mushroom ragù, two pairings suggested for this southern Okanagan release.
Rudd 2003 Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 375 mL
American Red
Dense ruby-purple colour accompanies blackcurrant, espresso roast, charcoal and cedar. Firm tannins are another characteristic of the wine. Cabernet Sauvignon makes up seventy-six percent of the blend, joined by Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Dried dark berry, crushed rock, cedar, graphite, nut and chicory add further detail to this Oakville Estate wine from Napa Valley.
Erbaluna 2018 Barolo DOCG Organic
Italian Red
Deep ruby red shows orange highlights. Rose, violet, truffle and tobacco accompany a dry, harmonious profile that is full and velvety. Nebbiolo grows on calcareous clay with southeast exposure. The grapes are hand-picked. Vinification takes eighteen to twenty-four days, and maturation takes place for twenty-four months in large barrels. The vines stand approximately 250 to 280 metres above sea level.
Double Canyon 2017 Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
Blackberry, pie crust and baking vanilla accompany raspberry and light confectioners' sugar. Peach and raspberry also appear with juicy acidity and a lingering finish. The blend contains Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Syrah. Fruit comes from Horse Heaven Hills in Washington's Columbia Valley. Scorched earth, barrel spice, graphite and dark cherry add further detail.
Glaetzer 2018 Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
Australian Red
Dark purple and black colour accompanies black fruit, a slight herbal lift, anise, dark cherry and dried spice. The blend contains Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon from old vines in Ebenezer, at the northern end of the Barossa Valley. It ferments in open vessels before sixteen months in new French and American oak. The wine is bottled unfiltered after maturation on lees.
Benton-Lane 2018 First Class Pinot Noir
American Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies cherry, blackberry, wet earth, mocha, anise and blueberry. Ripe, fine tannins and balanced acidity sit within a rich, velvety texture and an extremely long finish. Dark cherry, plum and spice also appear with firm structure. This Pinot Noir comes from Oregon's Willamette Valley and represents a selection of individual cellar lots.
Domaine Claude Riffault 2020 Sancerre Rouge La Noue
French Red
Garrigue, wormwood, violet, raspberry and blueberry accompany a silky texture, with chalky and lightly stemmy character. Fruit cake and tea leaf add further detail. Made entirely from Pinot Noir with whole bunches, the red comes from Sancerre in the Loire Valley. The organically farmed wine has a deep ruby colour, red-fruit detail, balance and a persistent finish.
Bixio Poderi 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Silver DOCG
Italian Red
Intense ruby colour with garnet variations accompanies red fruit, sour black cherry and vanilla. Plum, vanilla, spice and oak appear with a vigorous, aromatic and warm profile. Corvina Veronese, Corvinone and Rondinella come from the Badin estate. The grapes dry for sixty to ninety days before fermentation, followed by at least two years in large oak and four months in bottle.
Le Preare 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Italian Red
Dense ruby-red colour accompanies cherry, dried plum, dried flowers and sweet spice. The wine is full-bodied and smooth, with velvety tannins. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grapes undergo gentle drying before the wine matures in large oak barrels for at least twenty-four months. Further bottle maturation lasts six to eight months. The fruit comes from Veneto's Valpolicella Classica area.
Casisano 2015 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Italian Red
Dark ruby colour accompanies red berries, forest fruit, peach and strawberry preserve. The palate is juicy and clear, with fine fruit, pointed tannins and a harmonious, lightly salty finish. Made entirely from Sangiovese Grosso in Tuscany, the wine ferments in wooden vats under controlled temperature. The estate vineyards sit at 480 metres on hills southeast of Montalcino.
Michael David Winery 2017 Sloth Zinfandel
American Red
Cherry, fig, vanilla and clove accompany bright cherry fruit, toasted marshmallow and nutmeg. Spice and tannin detail also appear. The blend contains Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from Mendocino County. Fruit comes from the Larramendy vineyard, planted in the 1950s on gravelly loam, and the wine matures for sixteen months in new French and American oak.
Orlando Abrigo 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Rongalio
Italian Red
Ruby colour accompanies violets, plum, cherry, cinnamon, pepper, liquorice, balsamic notes and mint. The dry wine is balanced, dense, velvety, elegant and harmonious, with a persistent finish. Made entirely from Nebbiolo in Piedmont, the Riserva comes from old vines in the Meruzzano vineyard and matures for twenty to twenty-two months in large Slavonian oak vats.
Monte Zovo 2018 Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Italian Red
Deep crimson in colour, the wine also shows black cherry alongside ripe black plum, dusty earth and dried herbs. Fig, blackcurrant, spiced chocolate and vanilla also appear, together with integrated tannins and a lasting finish. The wine is made from Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara in Veneto. Maturation takes place for twenty-four months in French oak.
Mount Veeder Winery 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
American Red
Black plum, blackberry, fig and ripe cherry appear with toasted oak, caramel, dried herbs and floral notes. The wine is concentrated, rich and full-bodied, with integrated tannins, sweet fruit, acidity, leather and wet stone. Dark berry, baking spice and mocha also appear, and the finish is lengthy. This Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Napa Valley in California, within the United States.
Two Paddocks 2022 The Fusilier Bannockburn Vineyard Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Light red fruit, gentle spice, smoky oak and a steely note appear with ripe dark cherry, plum pit, savoury detail, wild herbs and a mineral undertone. Medium youthful tannins, ripe acidity and a noticeable touch of new oak accompany a long finish. Pinot Noir fruit comes from a single vineyard in Bannockburn, within New Zealand's Central Otago region.
Ponzi 2021 Laurelwood District Pinot Noir
American Red
Black pepper, nutmeg, mesquite, lavender and dried rose petal appear on the nose beside blueberry, raspberry and blackberry bramble. The palate brings maple, black-cherry reduction, dried sage, chocolate nibs, malt and cinnamon, with juicy acidity and long, dusty tannins. This Pinot Noir comes from the Laurelwood District within Oregon's Willamette Valley in the United States.
Rippon 2016 Mature Vine Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Pale yet saturated in colour, with a fine perfume of game, dry berries and cherry. Savoury, dry tannins accompany mouthwatering, meaty and herbal character. Raspberry, Asian five-spice, delicate herbs, crushed stone and firm, ripe tannins also appear. Medium- to full-bodied, the wine has a long finish and a slightly chewy texture. The Pinot Noir comes from biodynamically farmed vines in Central Otago, New Zealand.
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.
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.