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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Luigi Baudana Barolo ‘Baudana’ 2016

Nebbiolo | Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Nebbiolo, Barolo, Serralunga, Baudana, 2013 = Enough Said! The 2016 Barolo Baudana is laced with sweet red cherry, floral overtones and silky tannins, all of which make it one of the more refined, sensual Serralunga Barolos readers will come across. In this tasting, the Baudana impresses with its haunting aromatics and transparent expression of Nebbiolo. Like all of these wines, it needs time in bottle but it is super impressive, even in the early going. Galloni

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Luigi Pira Barolo ‘Vigna Rionda’ 2017

Nebbiolo | Serralunga d'Alba, Italy

In recent times, Vigna Rionda gets spoken about as the grand cru of the Langhe – altitude, exposure and soil profile play an integral part. As expected, this is Giampaolo’s flagship wine. The oak regime is similar to the ‘Marenca’ but with a larger portion of newer oak – around 30%. Ultra-powerful and layered in fragrances, flavours and textures. Smoke, graphite, incense, stock/porcini, sweet tobacco, violets. All this character is underpinned by a fierce, tingling acid line and a comp

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Domaine Louis Boillot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Champonnet’ 2017

Pinot Noir | Gevrey-Chambertin, France

An equally restrained nose combines both upper and lower register elements that include red cherry and pomegranate with those of plum, earth and forest floor. There is notably better concentration, power and punch to the broad-shouldered flavors that possess evident muscularity and minerality on the compact and serious finale that delivers sneaky good length. A Gevrey 1er of relative refinement. ♥ Outstanding Allen Meadows

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Poggio di Sotto Rosso di Montalcino 2020

Sangiovese | Tuscany, Italy

About Poggio di Sotto Established in 1989, Poggio di Sotto is known in Montalcino for its unique ecological niche of old Sangiovese vineyards (more than 50 years old). Together with the University of Florence 120 unique biotypes of Sangiovese were discovered. This biodiversity is the cornerstone of the unique brightness and complexity that is found […]

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Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay 1er ‘Clos du Chenes’ 2021

Pinot Noir | Volnay, Burgundy

Moderate wood and menthol can be found on the aromas of violet, red currant and plum. There is excellent density to the velvety and sappy textured flavors that manage to maintain very good precision on the overtly stony, powerful and youthfully austere finale. As is typical for this wine, it’s going to need every bit of a decade to reach its apogee. Drink 2031+ Allen Meadows, Burghound 91-93 Points ♥ Outstanding

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Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘La Platière’ 2016

Pinot Noir | Pommard, Burgundy

Stunning. Beautiful perfume such a divine fragrance that leaps out of the glass. Excellent energy. Zesty fine acid, the texture here is exceptional. There is often a misconception that wines from Pommard are brutish, structured and will need decoded to even be approachable. Like most things in life, mass generalisation does no one any favours. Although this undoubtedly has much much more to give with time it is divine with super fine tannins now! Layered and complex with perfumed persistant f

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Domaine Thierry Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘Les Arvelets’ 2016

Pinot Noir | Pommard, Burgundy

Incredibly together, sophisticated and elegant this has such harmony. Wonderful refinement even long palate. Baking spice on red fruit with a touch of slatey tannin. Beautiful, it draws you in, so much coming out as it opens in the glass. Roses and perfume layered in with savoury pops and earthiness. Beautifully played oak again just a gently sweep across the palate. Divine Wine!

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Domaine Hubert Lignier Morey-Saint-Denis ‘Trilogie’ 2020

Pinot Noir | Morey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy

I first tried Hubert Lignier's wines back in the 1990's & have never looked back! Offering up aromas of cassis, red berries, warm spices and loamy soil, the 2020 Morey-Saint-Denis Trilogie is medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a deep and youthfully tightly wound core of fruit that's framed by lively acids and powdery tannins. This is likely to emerge as Lignier's finest communal-level bottling this year, but it will also require the most patience. William Kelley, The Wine A

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Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin ‘La Justice’ 2020

Pinot Noir | Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy

Vines planted in 1987 on an area of 25 ares Purchase of grapes from this vineyard, planted over a gravel pit with good draining soil, since 2009. When the summer is hot and dry, the vine suffers from lack of water supply. The wines are characterized by their elegance, delicacy and the softness of their […]

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Polished & Succulent

Paolo Scavino Barolo ‘Bric dël Fiasc’ 2013

Nebbiolo | Piedmont, Castiglione Falletto

The wine stands out for the singular elegance it possesses, especially in terms of mouthfeel! Here the Nebbiolo grapes were always the best: consequently in 1978 Enrico convinced his father Paolo to vinify these grapes separately and show for the first time the potential of this site. One of the first grand cru to be made as single vineyard Barolo. Image and identity of Paolo Scavino winery. In the Fiasco vineyard the Tortonian and Helvetian soils cross each other combining a great finesse an

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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Rouge Derrière chez Edouard 2019

Pinot Noir | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy

This has long been one of Olivier Lamy’s finest reds, year in, year out. It comes from just under a hectare of vines on the lower slope of Derrière chez Edouard where the soils have more clay. The vines here are more than 50 years old and gift very small, ripe and intensely flavoured bunches that produce a deep and layered wine with pure, dark cherry fruit and plenty of spice. Again, Lamy worked with roughly 50% whole bunches and did not sulphur the wines at all until bottling. Another barg

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Margherita Otto ‘M8’ Barolo 2018

Nebbiolo | Serralunga d'Alba, Italy

This one's another argument for blending sites! From a disciple of Maria Theresa Mascarello. The 2018 M8 is a blend of Castiglione Falletto, Monforte & Serralunga fruit! "Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Lifted, perfumed red fruit of great appeal with complex, minty oak notes. A mouthful of juicy cherry fruit with supple acidity and fantastic, crunchy tannins. Freshness and bite combined with elegance. Hugely appealing." Walter Speller, Jancis

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Vincent Dancer Beaune ‘1er Les Montrevenots’ 2020

Pinot Noir | Côte du Beaune, Beaune

This vineyard sits high on the edge of Pommard above Clos des Mouches. It’s a south-facing, cool, rocky slope and Dancer’s parcel was planted in 1996. The white clay and rocky soils here brings this red more lift and structure. It's well worth exploring Vincent's website, a photo blog, that captures the life of a vigneron.

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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo ‘Monvigliero’ 2018

Nebbiolo | Verduno, Italy

'The 2018 Barolo Monvigliero is broad, ample and so expressive, all while showing the finesse and classicism that are such a signature of this wine. All elements are so well balanced in a Barolo that speaks to harmony above all else. Sweet red cherry, cedar, orange peel, tobacco and cinnamon give the 2018 tons of aromatic presence. Best of all, the 2018 will drink well with minimal cellaring. It's a gorgeous wine in every way.' Antonio Galloni, Vinous 95 Points

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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Rouge Derrière chez Edouard 2020

Pinot Noir | Saint-Aubin, Burgundy

This has long been one of Olivier Lamy’s finest reds, year in, year out. It comes from just under a hectare of vines on the lower slope of Derrière chez Edouard where the soils have more clay. The vines here are more than 50 years old and gift very small, ripe and intensely flavoured bunches that produce a deep and layered wine with pure, dark cherry fruit and plenty of spice. Again, Lamy worked with roughly 50% whole bunches and did not sulphur the wines at all until bottling. Another barg

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Divine Wine!

Domaine Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru ‘Les Porets St. Georges’ 2020

Pinot Noir | Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy

The origins of the appellation’s name are not entirely clear. It could be an ancient word for “poiriers” (meaning pear tree). It is situated in the South of the village in the “Les Porêts” climat and its rustic style is similar to that of the “Les Saint-Georges”. In 1855 this area was stated by Dr […]

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