Red
Red
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.
Clos Saint Jean 2018 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Exotic stone fruit, including apricot, meets intense kirsch with hints of cracker crumbs and dark chocolate. Full-bodied and concentrated, the wine is intense and flavourful with a supple character. Peppery warmth accompanies its fruit and chocolate details. This Rhône red comes from Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the southern Rhône, with a full, concentrated body and a supple texture.
Quilceda Creek 2012 CVR Red Wine
American Red
Red fruit, herbs, smoke and anise accompany a rich, seamless character. The blend is 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc from Columbia Valley vineyards. It aged twenty-two months in 100% French oak. The three-grape blend, red-fruit profile and oak ageing are all part of this Washington red, with herbs, smoke and anise also present.
Ad Fines 2014 Caius Vaucluse
French Red
Dark, deep colour accompanies jammed black fruit, including blackcurrant and blueberry, with grilled notes and dried flowers. The cuvée is built around Cabernet Sauvignon with Serine and Syrah. Its firm, deep and dense character is paired with elegance and a long finish. The wine comes from Vaucluse and is intended to integrate after bottling. Black fruit and dried-flower notes share its dark presentation.
Olivier Rivière 2022 A Broglie Côtes de Bourg
French Red
Wild dark fruit, cassis and mulberry meet pencil shavings and spice. The wine is medium-to-full-bodied and round, with firm tannins and a long liquorice finish. Made entirely from Merlot in Côtes de Bourg, it combines showy fruit with graceful tannin. Its fruit, spice, pencil-shaving and liquorice notes accompany the rounded body and firm structure. Roundness and tannin remain part of the same profile.
Petterino 2018 Gattinara Riserva
Italian Red
Floral notes, iron, anise and berries characterize this aromatic Nebbiolo. Grapes are harvested by hand, followed by about fifteen days of fermentation. The wine spends three years in 25-hectolitre botti and at least six months in stainless steel for natural clarification before bottling. The estate determines the timing of release according to the wine's drinkability.
Podere Canneta 2019 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Tar, anise, dried cherry, fig, stone and crisp leather accompany this dry Tuscan red. Tangy black cherry and plum meet earth and rocky notes. A peppery finish sits against chalky, chewy tannins. Made entirely from Sangiovese Grosso in Brunello di Montalcino, the wine combines savoury fruit with earth, pepper, stone and leather across a chalky, chewy tannic profile.
Trediberri 2020 Berri Barolo
Italian Red
Light ruby colour accompanies currant, raspberry, cherry, violet, rose, asphalt, leather, mushroom and saffron. Long tannins, good concentration, freshness and a long finish are also present. Nebbiolo is harvested by hand and fermented with native yeast in steel for fourteen days. Ageing continues for twenty-one months in Slavonian oak as part of the wine's production.
Château de Fieuzal 2007 Pessac-Léognan
French Red
Garnet colour with violet reflections accompanies vanilla, cinnamon, roasted notes, red fruit and leather. The wine is supple, ample and rich, with additional notes of eucalyptus and liquorice. This barrel-aged red comes from Pessac-Léognan in Bordeaux. Fruit, spice, leather, eucalyptus and liquorice sit alongside the wine's supple, ample and rich character. Its production includes barrel ageing.
Foradori 2020 Morei Teroldego
Italian Red
Dark and inward, the wine shows black cherry, balsam herbs, cinnamon and clove. It is round, with zesty acidity and inner spice. Dark red fruit, mineral notes, sweet tannin, concentration and silkiness are also present. Made from Teroldego under Demeter-certified biodynamic farming, the cuvée combines fruit, herbs, spice, minerality, roundness and a concentrated, silky character.
Ciabot Berton 2010 Barolo Roggeri
Italian Red
Leather, dust, dried cherry, floral notes, rose petals, liquorice, dried mushroom and cinnamon spice are all present. Full-bodied, the wine has firm, long, dry tannins. Nebbiolo grows in the clayey-calcareous Roggeri cru at 300 metres with south-east exposure. Traditional maceration takes place in concrete before ageing in French and Slavonian oak casks. The Roggeri site combines clayey-calcareous soil, 300-metre elevation and south-east exposure.
Neal Family Vineyards 2016 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
Maraschino cherry and Red Delicious apple sit beside savoury notes and strong tannins. Blackcurrant, plum, baked cranberry, allspice, smoked meat, thyme and black pepper are also present. Made entirely from estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley, the wine aged twenty-four months in 67% new French oak. The fruit came from vineyards certified organic. Cabernet Sauvignon is the only grape in the blend.
de Lancellotti 2018 Famiglia Pinot Noir
American Red
Cherry and pomegranate flavours mingle with black tea and savoury spice. Broad-shouldered tannins shape the finish. This Oregon Pinot Noir comes from the Chehalem Mountains in the Willamette Valley, and 200 cases were made. The cuvée takes its name from the owner's Italian grandmother. Its profile includes red fruit, tea, spice and firm tannins. The tannins remain broad-shouldered.
Noon Winery 2018 Reserve Shiraz
Australian Red
Dense and full-bodied, with detail and nuance in the deep flavours. The texture is round, with firm tannins, length and balance. Shiraz comes from the Borrett family's 20 Rows block in Langhorne Creek. The smaller crop was harvested by hand at the vineyard on 13 March. Those vineyard and harvest details accompany the wine's deep flavour and round texture.