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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Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2024

Red Blend from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Shiraz Malbec 2024

AP Birks Wendouree Cellars produce some of the very few wines I’ll buy without tasting! The wines are something special. A celebration of an incredible old vineyard with plantings from the late 1800s. Tony & Lita are custodians of something truly special!Ranges from 80-50% Shriaz and 20-50% depending on the year Malbec from the 1919 and 1920 plantings. The Shiraz Malbec, it's a variation on a theme of excellent wines, the opulence of the Malbec providing a twist of difference in c

Vintage 2024
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Wendouree Malbec 2024

Malbec from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Malbec 2024

AP Birks Wendouree Cellars produce some of the very few wines I’ll buy without tasting! The wines are something special. A celebration of an incredible old vineyard with plantings from the late 1800s. Tony & Lita are custodians of something truly special!Central vineyard planted in 1898.The Malbec is the best I've ever had from Australia. Malbec is a fickle variety that is a case of feast or famine. When flowering is poor so little fruit is realised that you can barely make a wine

Vintage 2024
$185
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Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2024

Red Blend from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Shiraz Mataro 2024

AP Birks Wendouree Cellars produce some of the very few wines I’ll buy without tasting! The wines are something special. A celebration of an incredible old vineyard with plantings from the late 1800s. Tony & Lita are custodians of something truly special!Ranges from 80-60% Shiraz and 20-40% Mataro from 1893 Central, 1919 Eastern, and 1920 Eastern bush vines.His Shiraz Mataro is delicious, more ethereal than the straight Shiraz, with some structure evident from the Mataro. There's a

Vintage 2024
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José Gil vino de paraje 'El Bardallo' de pueblo San Vincente 2021

Red Blend from San Vicente de la Sonsierra, La Rioja

José Gil vino de paraje ‘El Bardallo’ de pueblo San Vincente 2021

The 2021 El Bardallo is produced with the grapes from the same plot as in previous years in the zone of San Vicente that names the wine; they believe this plot produces the wines in their cellar that have more finesse. Like the rest of the reds, it fermented with indigenous yeasts and part whole clusters and matured in 500- and 600-liter barrels in their underground cellar. This is serious and elegant, with ripe berry fruit and spice from the élevage, a full palate with pungent flavors, power a

Vintage 2021
$186
$179ea in any 3+
$172ea in any 6+
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Podere Brizio Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

Podere Brizio Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Power & elegance from an unbeatable vintage! Another phenomenal vintage gives us an elegant and powerful Brunello with the promise of more to come; it's tense, brooding, waiting to explode. All of the elements but time are in place and ready to perform. Even after a short moment in the glass it starts to reveal where it is going as the fruit pokes its head out to play. What appears to be the hallmarks of Podere Brizio - freshness, beautifully weighted fruit and long, linear, layered tannins - ar

Vintage 2016
$188
$183ea in any 3+
$178ea in any 6+
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Passopisciaro Contrada 'C' Chiappemacine Nerello Mascelese 2020

Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily

Passopisciaro Contrada ‘C’ Chiappemacine Nerello Mascelese 2020

The lowest of Passopisciaro's contrada. Chiappemacine is typically fuller and richer by comparison Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I tasted this wine.The Chippemacine and Sciaranuovo tend t

Vintage 2020
$188
$178ea in any 3+
$168ea in any 6+
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Passopisciaro Contrada 'P' Porcaria Nerello Mascelese 2020

Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily

Passopisciaro Contrada ‘P’ Porcaria Nerello Mascelese 2020

Lower elevation builds more generosity into Porcaria. Such wonderful texture! Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I tasted this wine.NOTE: The two reviews below were made almost 12 months apart

Vintage 2020
$188
$178ea in any 3+
$168ea in any 6+
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Passopisciaro Contrada 'R' Rampante Nerello Mascelese 2020

Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily

Passopisciaro Contrada ‘R’ Rampante Nerello Mascelese 2020

The Highest Elevation Contrada owned by Passopisciaro making delicious Ethereal wines! Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I tasted this wine.A little rule of thumb 👍🏻for you, wines of hi

Vintage 2020
$188
$178ea in any 3+
$168ea in any 6+
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Passopisciaro Contrada 'S' Sciaranuova Nerello Mascelese 2020

Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily

Passopisciaro Contrada ‘S’ Sciaranuova Nerello Mascelese 2020

Meaning New Lava Flow it's young soils have not broken down to release as much nutrient as the olds flows. Treating the vines mean and keeping them lean! Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I taste

Vintage 2020
$188
$178ea in any 3+
$168ea in any 6+
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Passopisciaro Contrada 'G' Guardiola Nerello Mascelese 2020

Nerello Mascalese from Etna, Sicily

Passopisciaro Contrada ‘G’ Guardiola Nerello Mascelese 2020

Guardiola higher elevation puts it on the more elegant side of the scales! Made from Nerello Mascelese, some call it the Barolo of the South, others a cross between Pinot & Nebbiolo. I prefer to say it is itself & delicious. The vineyards of Etna have undergone a major renaissance in the last couple of decades. Passipisciaro has been one of the wineries at the forefront. I was blown away the first time I tasted this wine.NOTE: The two reviews below were made almost 12 months apart. T

Vintage 2020
$188
$178ea in any 3+
$168ea in any 6+
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Sottimano Barbaresco 'Pajorè' 2021

Nebbiolo from Treiso, Barbaresco

Sottimano Barbaresco ‘Pajorè’ 2021

This is quite something. The perfume of roses, anise on complete fruit, a little tobacco and leather, earthy leaning into a little truffle. Exceptional, fine acid matching serious tannins of quality. The tannins are bold, yet poised, long, even & layered. Extended maceration showing with violets. Red fruits with woody herb. This is incredibly complete, a little time for the tannins to relax will see it offer much, much more. Paul Kaan, Wine Decoded Feb 2025The 2021 Barbaresco Pa

Vintage 2021
$188
$181ea in any 3+
$174ea in any 6+
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Sottimano Barbaresco 'Fausoni' 2021

Nebbiolo from Neive, Barbaresco

Sottimano Barbaresco ‘Fausoni’ 2021

Well … it really is just a case of celebrating the differences. Another divine wine. Bloody and spiced. The herbs and a little anise, firing through. Transparency with a slatey feel and playful grip. The macerative notes are lifting from the glass and need just a little more time to integrate. Tar and roses at play. Feeling a little austere at the moment it needs a little time to settle into itself, which it undoubtedly will. Paul Kaan, Wine Decoded Feb 2025The 2021 Barbaresco Fau

Vintage 2021
$188
$181ea in any 3+
$174ea in any 6+
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