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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Giovanni Rosso Barolo 'Cerretta' 2019

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Giovanni Rosso Barolo ‘Cerretta’ 2019

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 2019
$237
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Giovanni Sordo Barolo 'Villero' 2015
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Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Giovanni Sordo Barolo ‘Villero’ 2015

Incredible perfume, so much intrigue. Felt like I was drinking and exceptional Chambolle-Musigny. Line and length of tannin and acid. Such harmony, beautiful fruit. Layers of tannin and flavour, great complexity. I love this! The most ‘Burgundian’ of these 8 cru, shimmering and transparent, signalling the elegance and finesse to unfold. A beautiful and intriguing wine with those Castiglione complexities of cranberry, strawberry, cherry-skin, dried flowers and herbs. Tannins are beautifully b

Vintage 2015
$238
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Sottimano Barbaresco 'Currá' 2016

Nebbiolo from Neive, Barbaresco

Sottimano Barbaresco ‘Currá’ 2016

My cup overfloweth! Barbaresco kicking it up a gear! My first taste of a Sottimano. WOW! This is stunning. Such a complete wine. It has everything and all the right places. A density and richness of dark fruit. Long, lingering and delicious. The richness is perfectly tempered by exceptional tannins of depth. This has been expertly macerated, the time on skins during ferment and just following the completion of the alcoholic fermentation is apparently around 40 days. That time has woven, truffles

Vintage 2016
$239
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Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva 'Montestefano' 2015

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva ‘Montestefano’ 2015

April 2024 Four years after release the Montestefano remains youthful needing 36 hours start showing it's full personality and harmonise. Beautifully balanced, the tannins and structural elements are robust and of quality. If drinking it now I'd decant in the morning to enjoy with dinner. It's a class act.The 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano rounds out this series of wines from Produttori del Barbaresco. Ample and resonant on the palate, the Montestefano shows all the natural breadt

Vintage 2015
$240
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Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva 'Ovello' 2015

Nebbiolo from Barbaresco, Piedmont

Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva ‘Ovello’ 2015

One of the stand outs in this range, the 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Ovello shows the energy and tension that are so typical of this site, but with a slightly riper profile than is the norm. Then again, we are talking about 2015. Although perhaps not the most classic expression of Ovello, the Produttori's 2015 is very nicely done. Best of all, it will drink well with just a few more years in bottle. This is an especially heady, exotic Ovello Barbaresco that needs to shed some baby fat, its considera

Vintage 2015
$240
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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo 'Gramolere' 2017

Nebbiolo from Monforte d'Alba, Barolo

Fratelli Alessandria Barolo ‘Gramolere’ 2017

The 2017 Barolo Gramolere is a powerful, tightly wound wine full of Monforte tension. Readers will have to be patient. Dark-fleshed fruit, spice, menthol, licorice and sage add layers of aromatic intrigue to this firm, hulky Barolo. The 2017 takes all the Gramolere signatures and turns up the volume.Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Vintage 2017
$240
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Cascina Fontana Barolo 'Commune di Castiglione Falletto' 2016

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Cascina Fontana Barolo ‘Commune di Castiglione Falletto’ 2016

This is an impressive beverage! There are things happening here that are very good. The textural elements: dusty, even long tannins, that are just a little bolder than the 2015 and will benefit from 3-5 years before you crack a bottle. The fading flowers are more prominent than in the classico and red fruit more dominant with excellent length and delicacy. It has wonderful development, layered complexity that you need not pick apart. Simply enjoy a wine full of personality.A consistent r

Vintage 2016
$240
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Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2018

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 2018

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is a spice box, bursting from the glass with a tour de force of cloves, cinnamon sticks, mint, lavender, dried strawberries and freshly sliced vanilla bean. For all of its extroverted character on the nose, this is a delicate beauty on the palate, cool-toned and finessed, with violet-tinged red berries and exotic spice motivated by brisk acidity. It conveys a pleasant staining of fine tannins that lingers long, yet the character is only lightly structured and tape

Vintage 2018
$240
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Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2018

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2018

The Fuligni 2018 Brunello di Montalcino stands out for its smooth integration of aromas and the carefully balanced intensity achieved here, which shows momentum but also remains very fine and nuanced. There are many sides to the bouquet with wild fruit, cassis, crushed stone, candied orange and fresh herbs or rosemary. A floral note also appears that suggests rose or iris root. The tannins are very well managed and silky. You hardly feel them, yet the wine offers firm structure throughout. This

Vintage 2018
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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo 'Gramolere' 2019

Nebbiolo from Monforte d'Alba, Barolo

Fratelli Alessandria Barolo ‘Gramolere’ 2019

'The 2019 Barolo Gramolere (with 7,000 bottles made) shows a slightly sweeter and riper fruit profile. This wine comes from the village of Monforte d'Alba, which is known for more structured and powerful wines compared to Verduno (where this winery is based), which offers lighter, more floral wines instead. Gramolere shows dark fruit, plum and spice, but it also has a pretty mineral note of rust or iron. However, within this portfolio, this wine may well deliver the longest drinking window.' Dri

Vintage 2019
$240
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Fratelli Alessandria Barolo 'San Lorenzo di Verduno' 2019

Nebbiolo from Verduno, Barolo

Fratelli Alessandria Barolo ‘San Lorenzo di Verduno’ 2019

The second of Fratelli Alessandria’s Crus from Verduno that sits immediately next to Monvigliero.'This vineyard delivers slightly more concentrated fruit and a medium-dark appearance from loamy calcareous soils. The 2019 Barolo San Lorenzo di Verduno delivers more oomph and power with ripe cherry, blackcurrant, dark spice and earthy aromas. Fratelli Alessandria makes some of the most harmonious wines in Verduno, and that quality comes through beautifully in this wine, despite the sligh

Vintage 2019
$240
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$226ea in any 6+
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Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills 'La Rinconada' Pinot Noir 2019

Pinot Noir from Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara

Domaine Racine Santa Rita Hills ‘La Rinconada’ Pinot Noir 2019

The 2019 Pinot Noir La Rinconada Vineyard is a heady, dazzling wine. The 100% whole clusters lend striking aromatic top notes that soar out of the glass. Sweet red cherry, sage, rose petal, blood orange and lavender give this beguiling, layered Pinot tons of complexity. Savory, wild and constantly changing in the glass, the Rinconada has so much to offer. This brilliant, captivating Pinot from Racines has so much to offer.Antonio Galloni, Vinous 96 Points

Vintage 2019
$241
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