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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Barbera from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Giacomo Conterno Barbera d’Alba ‘Francia’ 2023

Conterno's Barberas are leagues above most others. Brooding dark fruits, mineral wet rock and graphite notes underpinned by sapid salinity that complements and creates interest. The palate is lush and powerful. A lot going on. Always seamless, balanced and poised.

Vintage 2023
$249
$242ea in any 3+
$235ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Verduno, Barolo

Paolo Scavino Barolo ‘Movigliero’ 2021

This Cru is the jewel in the crown of the Commune of Verduno in Barolo! The 2021 Barolo Monvigliero is a pretty dense wine. I don't see quite the delineation or nuance of the tinest wines in this range or the best wines from this site, which leads me to believe Scavino is still getting a feel for Monvigliero. For many top producers, this would be a superb wine, but in this lineup, it's in the middle of the pack. Macerated cherry, spice, tobacco and cedar struggle to emerge fully. I hope to re

Vintage 2021
$249
$239ea in any 3+
$229ea in any 6+
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Nebbiolo from Gattinara, Alto Piemonte

Nervi-Conterno Gattinara 2017

Amazing transparency, sophistication shining though. The 2017 Gattinara is terrific. It will also give readers something to drink without waiting decades. In 2017, the Gattinara is a bit richer than it often is - the result of the warm dry year – but its profile is super-classic. Sweet pipe tobacco, mint, dried herbs, licorice, dried cherry and Alpine herbs fill out its ample frame effortlessly. I would give the 2017 a few years in bottle, but it won’t need more than that to start drinking w

Vintage 2017
$250
$243ea in any 3+
$236ea in any 6+

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Regnard’ 2017

This is a cracking parcel of vines. We're fortunate to see Guillards rendition regularly and in reasonable quantity. Always a delight and very true to Gevrey-Chambertin.

Vintage 2017
$250
$243ea in any 3+
$236ea in any 6+

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Regnard’ 2018

"Scents of raspberries, cherries, plums and licorice introduce the 2018 Gevrey-Chambertin Regnard (négoce), a medium to full-bodied, supple and open-knit wine that's succulent and charming, structured around refined tannins. This will drink well comparatively young."William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Vintage 2018
$250
$243ea in any 3+
$236ea in any 6+

Red Blend from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2018

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!Around 30% Malbec and comes from 1975 Central, 1920 Eastern, and 1989 Western vineyards.The blend of Cabernet and Malbec is well known throughout the world. Along with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, they are two of the va

Vintage 2018

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Regnard’ 2019

"Offering up notes of plums, orange rind, spices and grilled meats, the 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin Regnard (négoce) is medium to full-bodied, supple and charming, with lively acids and a bright, enveloping core of fruit. This has turned out very nicely."William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Vintage 2019
$250
$243ea in any 3+
$236ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Novello, Barolo

Cogno Barolo ‘Bricco Pernice’ 2017

"This is a medium-bodied Nebbiolo from a hot vintage with a ruby-tinged appearance. The 2017 Barolo Ravera Bricco Pernice shows generous inner fiber and richness with dried cherry, blackberry, plum and dark spice. Fruit for this wine comes from a beautiful amphitheater of vines with the perched town of Novello high up on the skyline. I love the especially smooth and soft quality to what is a powerful and lasting wine. "Monica Larner, The Wine Advocate 95 Points

Vintage 2017
$250
$235ea in any 3+
$220ea in any 6+

Pinot Noir from Volnay, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils Volnay 1er ‘Les Caillerets Ancienne Cuvee Carnot’ 2020

Very ripe liqueur-like aromas of various black berries are nuanced by plenty of spice and floral elements. There is excellent underlying tension to the beautifully textured medium weight flavors that also brim with sappy dry extract and minerality, all wrapped in a bitter pit fruit finale that offers impressive persistence. This is definitely atypical but the intrinsic class of a fine Caillerets is still present. 2032+Allen Meadows, Burghound 

Vintage 2020
$250
$240ea in any 3+
$230ea in any 6+

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin ‘La Justice’ 2020

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 […]

Vintage 2020
$250
$240ea in any 3+
$230ea in any 6+

Shiraz/Syrah from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Shriaz 2023

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!A Straight Shiraz from 1919 Eastern vineyard plantings.

Vintage 2023

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Riserva ‘Vigna Paganelli’ 2019

Brooding and balsamic, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli is a dark stallion of a wine with a bouquet to meditate to, wafting up exotic spices, flint, incense, dried roses, black cherries and hints of ashen stone. It's racy yet complex and sensual, with silken textures and masses of mineral-inflected red berry fruits, all guided by a core of zesty acidity as a tinge of sour citrus adds tension throughout. Pleasantly chewy yet still mouthwatering, the 2019 leaves a web of fin

Vintage 2019
$250
$240ea in any 3+
$230ea in any 6+
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