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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Terroir al Límit L'Arbossar 2019

Cariñena from Priorat, Catalunya

Terroir al Límit L’Arbossar 2019

Huber's cooler fresher version of his 1er Cru equivalent Cariñena or Carignan has a ridiculous perfume & teases your senses! Arbossar is a steep, 1.6-hectare site vineyard of 100-plus-year-old Cariñena (Carignan) with schist and granite soils. It’s close to the village of Torroja where the Terroir al Límit cellars are based. Against conventional wisdom, Arbossar was planted on the cooler, north-facing slopes of Torroja.It was this unusual site, purchased in 2005, that informed much of H

Vintage 2019
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Terroir al Límit Dits del Terra 2019

Cariñena from Priorat, Catalunya

Terroir al Límit Dits del Terra 2019

Huber's warmer, bolder version of his 1er Cru equivalent Cariñena or Carignan perfumed, spicey & savoury! The Dits del Terra can be thought of as Arbossar’s south-facing sibling. It is also 100% Cariñena, from three schist-rich sites where the vines are more than 80 years old. Dits del Terra was one of the first vineyards that Huber and his then partner, Eben Sadie, acquired when they started making wine together in the Priorat. The south-facing terroir brings more flesh and power, yet also

Vintage 2019
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Wendouree Malbec 2017

Malbec from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Malbec 2017

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 2017
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Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Grumello Buon Consiglio 2016

Chiavennasca from Grumello, Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Grumello Buon Consiglio 2016

Beautifully composed, flowing and elegant for a Grumello  a commune that can show a little more overt grunt in the context of Valtellina. While there is a rounder mid palate the delicacy entrances. Incredibly layered and fine. The fruit marries woody herbs, spice tea and beyond with a blood orange feel. Long though not quite the length of the Sant’Antonio. Fine drinking to be had here.Very fine, pure, ultra-mineral expression of Nebbiolo here. Strawberry, raspberry, spice, fennel, min

Vintage 2016
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Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Nuova Regina 2016

Nebbiolo from Sassella, Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Nuova Regina 2016

The name has changed from Vigna Regina to Nuova Regina the wine is the same ... Delicious! Sassella is typically the most elegant of the Communes made by Ar.Pe.Pe. The Nuova Regina is clearly the most sophisticated of the 2016 Riserva crop.The perfume here ramps up a notch, delicacy and intrigue with underlying power all be it in a mid-weight wine. Constantly changing and evolving with each sniff. The flow, shape and mouthfeel are impeccable. Vibrant red fruit with woody herbs tea, blood ora

Vintage 2016
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Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Rocce Rosse 2016

Nebbiolo from Sassella, Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Rocce Rosse 2016

The Rocce Rosse has a darker feel. Currently, I perceive it as a little richer with an extra squirt of tannin to hold it. Dark spiced, long firm yet fine tannins. Like the Nuova Regina and Sant’Antonio it lingers for some time. Again there is real beauty here. It unfolds in the glass revealing layer after layer. Incredible, complete wine of exceptional balance. It is unfair to separate the two Sassella, they are both stunning. Drinking the pair together on any given night over the next 1

Vintage 2016
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Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Grumello Sant'Antonio 2016

Nebbiolo from Grumello, Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Grumello Sant’Antonio 2016

Once again my preferred Grumello from Ar.Pe.Pe. A build in perceived fruit weight length and depth over the Bon Consiglio with immediate generosity make for superb drinking out of the gate. Comparing this to the 2009 consumed a couple of weeks ago I foresee this building in complexity from an already complex starting point and achieving the incredible transparency of the 2009 as it moves into the next stage of development. Although it will be hard to keep your hands off it!The church of

Vintage 2016
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Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Ultima Raggi 2016

Nebbiolo from Sassella, Valtellina

Ar.Pe.Pe Valtellina Superiore Riserva Sassella Ultima Raggi 2016

Late harvest quasi sforzato play here. There’s fun to be had here. ArPePe play in between a full-blown sforzato and the rest of their Riserva range makes for a fun balance. Completely dry, it introduces a level of richness and extra layer of tannin. Gary's note captures it well.Harvest is November 10th, because they leave the grapes to dry out and shrivel a little. It’s from the highest part of Sassella, sitting at 600m above sea level. Cherry, blackberry, plum, dried mint, spic

Vintage 2016
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Paolo Scavino Barolo 'Bricco Ambrogio' 2021

Nebbiolo from La Morra, Barolo

Paolo Scavino Barolo ‘Bricco Ambrogio’ 2021

The 2021 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio is classy and polished to the core. This wine has come such a long way since its debut. Enrico Scavino really believed in this site when he purchased it a little more than 20 years ago. The 2021 is a fine testament to his vision. Lavender, sage, menthol and licorice lead into a core of dark-toned fruit in a Barolo that is deep yet also light on its feet. This is impeccably done, not to mention very tasty. Drink 2028-2041Antonio Galloni, Vinous 95 Points

Vintage 2021
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Vietti Barbaresco 'Masseria' 2017

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Vietti Barbaresco ‘Masseria’ 2017

We've seen a lot more 2017 Barbaresco than Barolo, given they can be released 12 months earlier. I've been loving what I've seen thus far. They've been dynamic and full of energy.From Vietti: Ruby-red colour, with light garnet hues. Rich, powerful concentrated nose with hints of ripe fruit. Fresh and bodied on the palate. Notes of red and black fruits (strawberry, blueberry and blackberry). Well-integrated ripe soft and silky tannins. Particular almond note on the finish. It shows an overal

Vintage 2017
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Giovanni Rosso Barolo 'Serra' 2017

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Giovanni Rosso Barolo ‘Serra’ 2017

Owned by the Rosso family since 1946, it was replanted in three phases: 1984, 1996 and 2003. La Serra is located about 1km south of the village of Serralunga in the upper part of the Serralunga commune.Those who have tried even the Langhe Neb will have quickly seen a wine from a maker with an understanding of harmony, restraint and purity.

Vintage 2017
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Giovanni Rosso Barolo 'Cerretta' 2017

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Giovanni Rosso Barolo ‘Cerretta’ 2017

Owned by the Rosso family since 1920, the plot was partly replanted in 1984 and 2000. Situated about 2 miles (3km) to the north of Serralunga village, Cerretta lies close to the hamlet of Baudana and envelops that of Cerretta.The fruit for this Cru wine comes from the best parcel which is shaped like an amphitheatre facing south-east. This part of the vineyard provides a particularly good micro-climate for Nebbiolo since it is protected from stronger winds by the copse at the bottom of the s

Vintage 2017
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