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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Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Grumello Rocca de Piro 2017

Nebbiolo from Grumello, Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Grumello Rocca de Piro 2017

Grumello is to the east of Sondrio on the opposite side to Sassella making for a fascinating comparison in site! Of the three Superiores this looks the darkest, the tannins sit more aggressively, yet, not overly so. With a plate of food you'd not notice. A little shorter than the other Superiores. The acid appears higher. Another complex offering from Ar.Pe.Pe. A little disjointed at the moment. It is the wine I am least certain of in term of it's evolution as it ages.

Vintage 2017
$140
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Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva DOCG 2016

Nebbiolo from Gattinara, Alto Piemonte

Antoniolo Gattinara Riserva DOCG 2016

Seriously impressive gear. Antoniolo's 2016's have excellent, long linear shape. Galloni's call on power and intensity is spot on. I'd add grace and poise. Nuanced, complex, and layered. The fruit profile is excellent.This is one of the most exciting Nebbiolos I've had in some time. Given our rotating list of over 300 available Nebbiolos that is no small statement. I could wax lyrical about aromas and flavours, let's just say they are entrancing. The mouthfeel has a vitalising grip that sits

Vintage 2016
$140
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Bodegas Urbina Gran Reserva Especial 2004

Red Blend from Alta, La Rioja

Bodegas Urbina Gran Reserva Especial 2004

Urbina's 2004 Gran Reserva shows excellent development. One of those wines that requires some patience in the glass, building freshness with the passing of time. At the core fresh vibrant fruit and zippy acidity are at play. A little reduction blows of to reveal wonderful savoury flavours and an excellent mouthfeel with playful grip. A little sappiness and wild edge adding complexity.Loads of fun to be had here!Deep garnet. Aromas of ripe red berries, cherry pit and succulent herbs a

Vintage 2004
$140
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Vietti 'Perbacco' Langhe Nebbiolo MAGNUM 2020

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Vietti ‘Perbacco’ Langhe Nebbiolo MAGNUM 2020

Two of the best value Neb's on the market have to be Vietti's Castiglione Barolo and this wine Vietti's Perbacco! Every year I put away a box of Perbacco Magnums! They make for a wicked party wine!The 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo Perbacco is another terrific entry-level wine from Vietti. In this vintage, the Perbacco is especially fine. Sweet dried cherry, herbs, mint, crushed flowers, anise and orange peel grace this striking, alluring Nebbiolo. There's tons of depth and sheer pedigree, things

Vintage 2020 Magnum 1.5L
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Domaine Anne Gros Hautes Côtes de Nuits Rouge 2022

Pinot Noir from Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy

Domaine Anne Gros Hautes Côtes de Nuits Rouge 2022

The 2022 Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Rouge comes from the same parcel as the white, though this is slightly less than a hectare. With cranberry and wild strawberry fruit on the feisty nose, it gradually calms down and attains commendable delineation. The medium-bodied palate has a slight piquancy on the entry, a crisp line of acidity and pastille-like red fruit on the finish. Drink over the next 3 or 4 years.Neal Martin, Vinous 85-87 Points

Vintage 2022
$140
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La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2017

Red Blend from Alta, La Rioja

La Rioja Alta Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2017

The first of the La Rioja Alta wines to receive Gran Reserva status. With last year's release, I didn't feel the quality difference from the Ardanza justified stocking another wine.With the release of the 2017 Arana we see a build in sophistication and restraint over the 2019 Ardanza. The additional age showing through in a more resolved wine.  High-toned, greater integration of oak playing much more subtly, a lacing of American oak and texturally much more refined. Energy, freshness mainta

Vintage 2017
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R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva 2013

Red Blend from La Rioja, Spain

R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva 2013

The 2013 Reserva Viña Tondonia is a blend of 70% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 10% Graciano and Mazuelo, grown in the calcareous soils of the Tondonia meander in Rioja Alta. Aged extensively in American oak, it offers restrained black fruit, wild herbs, balsamic hints and sweet spices with gentle cedar and vanilla notes. Medium-bodied with chalky grip and a layered, tertiary finish, this is a benchmark classic-refined, enduring and unmistakably Tondonia. Tasted May 2025 Drink 2025-2055

Vintage 2013
$140
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Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà 2019

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco Rabajà 2019

🍇RABAJÀ RABAJÀ RABAJÀ 🇮🇹 The 2019 Barbaresco Rabaja is a powerful, austere wine that is going to need a number of years to come around. I very much like the energy, but readers should not plan on opening a bottle any time soon, as the 2019 is seriously tannic and shut down at the moment. It’s a gorgeous Barbaresco that shows the more elegant hand that defines the approach today.Antonio Galloni, Vinous 94 PointsThe Rabajà sees a jump in sophistication depth and length.

Vintage 2019
$142
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Arrivo Nebbiolo 2004
Museum Release!

Nebbiolo from Adelaide Hills, South Australia

Arrivo Nebbiolo 2004

Now in it’s 20th year of life! A rose and light musk perfume lift from the glass. You immediately expect sophistication after the first inhale. Alive, vital, with a sweet core of fruit just delicious. The persistence and length here is insane gracing your senses for an eon. Complete, comforting, as cerebral as you care to want whilst being as thirst quenching as you need. Layered, beautiful tannins, even and long. An ease, shape and flow.The secondary development yields a bewildering ar

Vintage 2004
$142
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Albino Rocca 'Montersino' Barbaresco 2021

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Albino Rocca ‘Montersino’ Barbaresco 2021

A complex, dynamic wine, the 2021 Barbaresco Montersino is redolent of sweet dried cherry, incense, blood orange, cinnamon, sage and mint. It offers striking translucence and mid-weight structure to round out a super-classic profile. Bright acids extend the clean, precise finish. What a gorgeous wine this is. Tasted Sept 2024Antonio Galloni, Vinous 94 Points

Vintage 2021
$142
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Domaine SC Guillard Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 'Aux Corvées' 2020
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Pinot Noir from Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine SC Guillard Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes ‘Aux Corvées’ 2020

Very deep color. The is more new oak here to be seen of first impressions that elevate the overall complexity and class of the aromas, it is amply carried by the depth of fruit, wild strawberry, black cherry, blackberry and plum with a brooding background. The palate is suitably concentrated with ample extract and structure that has layers of fruit and texture. Very classy effort. The finish long and fragrant. Drink 2025-2038Tom Carson

Vintage 2020
$143
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Domaine SC Guillard Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 'Réniard' 2018
Old vine depth & persistence

Pinot Noir from Gevrey-Chambertin, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine SC Guillard Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes ‘Réniard’ 2018

There is lovely perfume lift and a purity of fruit. The palate is beautifully balanced and finely structured Deep crimson deep purple tints, very deep color. The nose is layered with berry fruit, raspberry, wild strawberry, again cassis enters the fray with some blackberry fruit notes. There is lovely perfume lift and a purity of fruit. The palate is beautifully balanced and finely structured with spice, red berry loads of silky tannins and a long driven finish. The old vines providing depth and

Vintage 2018
$144
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$134ea in any 6+
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