Varietal

Red Wine

There’s 1,000’s of red grape varieties grown around the world making a diverse range of wines.

Exploring the red wine world will take you from lighter more elegant wines to brash, bold wines.

There are infinite combinations of different colours, aromas, flavours, and, textures making for a lifelong pleasure fest for your senses.

A dozen varieties make up the majority of the red wines produced. Think Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and, Merlot.

Are travels to Italy, Spain, and, France have seen more Nebbiolo, Barbera, Dolcetto, Sangiovese, Nerello Mascelese, Grenache, Carignan, and, Tempranillo red wines being poured into our glasses.

The wine world is producing better wines than ever before. In regions where laws permit broad experimentation with growing and making red wines is resulting in rapid evolution and refinement of styles.

In countries like Australia, cooler climate reds are really making a name for themselves.

Gobally, there’s been a welcome shift away for cumbersome, overripe, high alcohol, oaky wines, to red wines made with more restraint and freshness.

Our tip, celebrate the different personalities of each!

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Nebbiolo from Monforte d'Alba, Barolo

E. Pira (Chiara Boschis) Langhe Nebbiolo 2023

From Ravera in Monforte. As the vines age they will make Barolo! From Ravera in Monforte, this is made from the youngest vines (that will eventually be made as Barolo) and is made the same way as her three Barolos and then aged in barriques for twelve months. As a baby Barolo, this has some serious pedigree with rich, plush fruit of red berries with crushed flowers. Hard to beat for the money and an ‘affordable’ cellaring option.**Due Sept 2025**

Vintage 2023
$112
$107ea in any 3+
$102ea in any 6+
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Pinot Noir from Premeaux-Prissey, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Bourgogne Rouge 2022

Ripe red berry fruit aromas are liberally cut with spice and earth nuances. There is fine volume and richness for a Bourgogne with its delicious and vibrant middle weight flavors that display some rusticity on the youthfully austere finale. This is a quality effort for the genre and a wine that should easily repay 3 to 5 years of cellaring. Drink 2027+Allen Meadows, Burghound 87 PointsThe 2022 Bourgogne Rouge has an open nose with wild strawberry, raspberry and light marmalade scents

Vintage 2022
$114
$109ea in any 3+
$104ea in any 6+

Pinot Noir from Monthelie, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils Monthelie 1er ‘Clos les Champs Fulliot’ 2019

Here the expressive nose is spicier and a bit more floral as well with its baked plum, black cherry and soft earth scents. I very much like the texture of the medium-bodied flavors that are more precise if not quite as rich or powerful, all wrapped in a mildly sweet finish where a touch of warmth slowly emerges. While qualitatively similar, the texture of this and the Les Duresses are like night and day.Allen Meadows, Burghound 89-92 Points

Vintage 2019
$115
$110ea in any 3+
$105ea in any 6+

Barbera from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Cappellano Barbera 2021

The 2021 Barbera d'Alba is a new wine from Cappellano. Sourced from a close friends vineyard in the Roero it has a very different flavour and tannin profile to the Barbera Gabutti which needed replanting after years of decline.Like all good Barbera and Cappellano wines, the 2021 Barbera shows excellent development and refinement. Given this is the first release it'll be fascinating to see how Augusto evolves this wine in future vintages. I suspect the soils here will be sandier as is more ty

Vintage 2021
$115
$110ea in any 3+
$105ea in any 6+
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Shiraz/Syrah from Saint-Joseph, Northern Rhône

André Perret Saint-Joseph ‘Les Grisières’ Rouge 2019

Poise and shape. Perret’s Saint-Joseph has a drinkability about it that is so often lacking in the new world. Florals, on red and blue fruits with a bit of spice sit delicately on framework of tannins with a nice bit of mid-palate grip. Weightless yet full of flavour. A graceful Syrah. It’s fun now, there is no doubt that time will be kind helping it relax and show more perceived generosity.

Vintage 2019
$116
$111ea in any 3+
$106ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Neive, Barbaresco

Bera Barbaresco ‘Serraboella’ 2019

Excellent drinking at this price point. Complete with well developed strawberries and cream with savoury, generous fruit. Playful and fun, solid depth and length. This is a big step up from the standard Barbaresco. The sophistication of mouthfeel, layering of tannins and flavours marking the difference. Serraboella turns out wines of interest from a number of producers including Barale, looking forward to seeing their 2019 too! This one is well worth a look.

Vintage 2019
$117
$112ea in any 3+
$107ea in any 6+
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Pinot Noir from Burgundy, France

Domaine Louis Boillot Bourgogne 2019

There is a level of sophistication that you typically only see at the next level up, the village wines! “Super-fresh aromas of cool and pretty red berries are laced with earth elements that are also reflected by the vibrant and nicely detailed middle weight flavors that possess fine depth and length for a wine at this level.” Allen Meadows, 86-89 Points ♥ Outstanding Top valueThe fruit for the Bourgogne comes largely from Gevrey-Chambertin with a splash from Brochon.

Vintage 2019
$117
$113ea in any 3+
$109ea in any 6+

Pinot Noir from Mercurey, Côte Chalonnaise

Domaine Faiveley Mercurey 1er Cru ‘Le Clos du Roy’ 2022

Punching above its weight! Reviews yet to come. Kelley's note below is of the 2019. Along with the Clos de Myglands this represents one of the best value Burgundies on the market.Aromas of plums, spices, incense and soil tones, framed by a touch of toasty new oak, introduce the 2019 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos du Roy, a medium to full-bodied, layered and velvety wine that's fleshy and concentrated, with fine, powdery tannins and lively acids. This is an enveloping, gourmand wine from a 2.6-hec

Vintage 2022
$117
$112ea in any 3+
$107ea in any 6+
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Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Albino Rocca Barbaresco 2021

Excellent drinking for the coin. Beautifully balanced. Wonderful tannins, mineral with a light dusting of layered ripe tannins. Core of fruit is superb. Epically drinkable. Long slatey, slightly tarry edge. Hint of spice. Such a refreshing delicious drink. Long, complete, layered and harmonious.Paul Kaan, Wine DecodedThe Albino Rocca 2021 Barbaresco is a big surprise. This wine is fresh and bright, showing enormous focus and purity on the bouquet. There is impressive complexity too w

Vintage 2021
$117
$112ea in any 3+
$107ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco 2022

The 2022 Barbaresco is a pretty rich, heady wine. Dark cherry/plum fruit, cloves, licorice and mocha build as the 2022 shows o its considerable depth. This is one of the few 2022s that is quite resonant texturally. The aromatics could be more lifted and the tannins could use a bit more polish, but those qualities were next to impossible to come by in 2022. The inclusion of some juice from Riserva lots in a great help. This is a stellar showing. Drink 2027-2034Antonio Galloni, Vinous 93 Point

Vintage 2022
$117
$112ea in any 3+
$107ea in any 6+
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Nebbiolo from Treiso, Barbaresco

Figli Luigi Oddero Barbaresco 2021

Elegant, fine, grape first and just delicious. Settling and opening in the glass. Sitting in a sweet spot. Beautifully refined texture. Long, even and slatey in a good way. Serious wine at the price point. Vibrant acidity, salty and a little bloody, with a gently tarry, alpine note. Excellent shape flow and persistence. Harmony. Give this a few years and you’ll go to a happy place. Licks of spice, background orange citrus hum. Bright red fruits. Great to see a Barbaresco Classico from the Odde

Vintage 2021
$117
$112ea in any 3+
$107ea in any 6+
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Conti Costanti Rosso di Montalcino 2019
A True Baby Brunello!

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

Conti Costanti Rosso di Montalcino 2019

A pretty handy Rosso resting a small step away from heading into the next league. This needs time by the 4th and 5th day the full potential of this Baby Brunello was on full display. Dark cherry, fresh blackberry fruit with an earthy feel, a little dried orange peel, plush long tannins. Layered in spices rolling through, exceptional length and depth. There's been a bump in price here, if I were to taste it blind I would say it was excellent value. Comparative youth aside in a couple of years if

Vintage 2019
$118
$113ea in any 3+
$108ea in any 6+
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