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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Domaine Joannes Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er 'Les Épenots' 2019

Pinot Noir from Pommard, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Joannes Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘Les Épenots’ 2019

Revisited in bottle, the 2019 Pommard 1er Cru Les Epenots is already very expressive, bursting with aromas of plums and raspberries mingled with peonies, rose petals, sweet spices and orange rind. Medium to full-bodied, melting and sensual, it's charming and enveloping, with an ample core of fruit and a long, saline finish. It's so giving out of the gates that it wouldn't be a crime to open a bottle now. Drink 2021-2039William Kelley, 94 PointsAnne Parent describes 'Les Épenots' as

Vintage 2019
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Domaine Joannes Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er 'Les Rugiens' 2019

Pinot Noir from Pommard, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Joannes Violot-Guillemard Pommard 1er ‘Les Rugiens’ 2019

The 2019 Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens has also turned out very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of plums, orange rind, peonies, exotic spices, loamy soil and cinnamon. Medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy, it's rich and textural, with lively acids and an ample core of fruit framed by ripe, powdery tannins. It, too, is very expressive out of the gates, to the point that readers shouldn't be afraid to try one young.William Kelley, 95 PointsAnne Parent describes 'L

Vintage 2019
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Joseph Faiveley Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru 'Les Charmes' 2020

Pinot Noir from Chambolle-Musigny, Côte-de-Nuits

Joseph Faiveley Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru ‘Les Charmes’ 2020

I had Faiveley's 2015 Latricières Chambertin recently, delicious, perfumed elegant and refined. Along with the 2015, I devoured a brace of 2016's from across the appellations. They are really stepping up their game, the investments in the vineyard and winery are a testament to this.The 2020 Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes is perfumed and elegant, soaring from the glass with scents of roses, peonies, orange rind and sweet red berries. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and sensual, with me

Vintage 2020
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Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Petite Chapelle' 2020

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

Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Petite Chapelle’ 2020

Faiveley is definitely a Domaine on the Ascention The “Petite Chapelle” parcel is situated just below the “Chapelle du Dessus” now named “Chapelle-Chambertin” Grand Cru. Exposition East Soil Pebbly Surface area 0 ha 17 a 08 ca (0,42 Acres) Years the vines were planted 1987 The grapes are harvested and sorted by hand. The proportion of de-stemmed grapes and whole clusters varies depending on the vintage. […]

Vintage 2020
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Giovanni Sordo Barolo 'Monprivato' 2019

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Giovanni Sordo Barolo ‘Monprivato’ 2019

This is the best Monprivato Sordo has made. So I need to go and pop the cork on a 2016 and 2015 ... just to make sure! Sordo's Monprivato has moved up the ladder a couple of rungs this year.The pedigree of this vineyard sees it sitting alongside Villero as one of the finest Barolo vineyards. At ½ the price of Giuseppe Mascarello’s this is exceptional value. An elegance yet intensity, the delicacy that is the hallmark of Monprivato when on song is here. Some would use the term Burgundian,

Vintage 2019
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Benoît Moreau Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2022

Pinot Noir from Volnay, Côte du Beaune

Benoît Moreau Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2022

Both Alex & Benoît made a Volnay 1er Cru Santenots in 2022.Officially located just south of the Volnay border in the commune of Meursault, the vineyard's Chardonnays must take the Meursault title. Santenots Pinot Noir reds are usually lush and rich with good structure, ripe tannins and good ageability.The large vineyard is on the steep mid-slope of the east-facing Côte d'Or hillside (although with something of a southeast aspect here) above the flatter land below. Despite being in

Vintage 2022
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Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru 'Clos des Argillières' 2022

Pinot Noir from Nuits-Saint-Georges, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru ‘Clos des Argillières’ 2022

A distinctly earthy and sauvage-inflected nose is comprised mostly of a variety of red berry fruit aromas. There is very good energy to the intensely mineral-driven middle weight plus flavors that possess a relatively sleek mouthfeel on the structured, serious and moderately austere finale. This is clearly built-to-age and is going to need at least moderate patience. Excellent. Drink 2032+Allen Meadows, Burghound 92 Points ♥ OutstandingThe 2022 Nuits Saint-Georges Clos des Argill

Vintage 2022
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Domaine Louis Boillot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Champonnet' 2016

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

Domaine Louis Boillot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Champonnet’ 2016

This is also slightly reduced and it's enough to render the nose difficult to assess. The medium-bodied flavors are both more powerful and concentrated though at the expense of less refinement and minerality on the driving and impressively persistent finish. This will need to add depth to merit the upper end of my predicted range but the underlying material appears to be present so that this can eventually happen. Patience required. ♥ OutstandingAllen Meadows

Vintage 2016
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Domaine Confuron-Contetidot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru 'Les Suchots' 2019

Pinot Noir from Vosne-Romanée, Côte-de-Nuits

Domaine Confuron-Contetidot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Les Suchots’ 2019

"An exuberantly spicy and manifestly ripe nose of poached plum, exotic tea and floral nuances gives way to suave, round, dense and seductively textured large-scaled flavors that are dusty, mouth coating and powerful though the finish is again noticeably warm. Drink: 2034+"Allen Meadows, Burghound

Vintage 2019
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Domaine Confuron-Contetidot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Lavaut St Jacques' 2019

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

Domaine Confuron-Contetidot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Lavaut St Jacques’ 2019

"A broad-ranging nose displays hints of the sauvage, forest floor and herbal tea to the mostly cool dark pinot fruit scents. The denser and much more muscular middle weight plus flavors flash an abundance of minerality on the powerful, focused and well-delineated finish. This youthfully austere effort is also very clearly built-to-age and a wine that's going to need it. Drink: 2034+ Outstanding ♥"Allen Meadows, Burghound

Vintage 2019
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Luciano Sandrone Barolo 'Aleste' a.k.a 'Cannubi Boschis' 2019

Nebbiolo from Commune di Barolo, Barolo

Luciano Sandrone Barolo ‘Aleste’ a.k.a ‘Cannubi Boschis’ 2019

Classic Cannubi! Savoury, dark & a little broody, just starting to settle. Intrigue and personality on show. Delicacy of expression on the nose. A little licorice, slate and graphite. A powerful palate. Aggression of tannins in a good way that will take time to resolve. Sour cherry and fine acid. An excellent Aleste with all the hallmarks of quality Cannubi.Aleste is a contraction of the names Alessia and Stefano, grandchildren of the late Luciano Sandrone. With fruit from Cannubi Bo

Vintage 2019
$349
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Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2009

Red Blend from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2009

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 variet

Vintage 2009
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