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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Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2020

Pinot Noir from Volnay, Côte du Beaune

Benjamin Leroux Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 2020

Les Santenots is one of the top 1er Cru sites of Volnay. Here, the clay-rich soils gift wines of perfumed depth and silken structure. To give you some idea of the site’s quality, many years ago we asked Benjamin Leroux if there was one vineyard in Volnay he would like to work with, and he replied Santenots without hesitation, mentioning that he buys the wine of this vineyard from his friend Dominique Lafon each year. Of course, he then went on to speak about Rugiens and Caillerets (the most re

Vintage 2020
$395
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Giovanni Sordo Barolo 'Monprivato' 2016
The Super Stars!

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Giovanni Sordo Barolo ‘Monprivato’ 2016

All about delicacy, almost Barbaresco-like with roses, strawberry, orange and musk. Palate is big; bigger than Rocche and with some clear ripe red fruit flavours and that Castiglione acid/tannin bonding. Has energy. Should do big things. Slowly. Started dense and fragrant...then shut down. All about delicacy, almost Barbaresco-like with roses, strawberry, orange and musk. Slowly opens, to cranberry, fading flowers and more dense elements of cherry liqueur cinnamon and tobacco. A brilliant classy

Vintage 2016
$398
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$368ea in any 6+
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Domaine Louis Boillot Volnay 1er Cru 'les Caillerets' 2022

Pinot Noir from Volnay, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Louis Boillot Volnay 1er Cru ‘les Caillerets’ 2022

“An agreeably fresh nose is more floral still with its notes of lavender and violet along with a plenitude of spice hints of spice suffusing the black cherry and dark currant scents. The rich, delicious and markedly punchy medium-bodied flavors possess evident minerality yet no lack of power that seems to build on the wonderfully persistence, balanced and textured finale. This is very much built-to-repay extended keeping which is a good thing as more depth would raise its attractiveness." ♥

Vintage 2022
$398
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$368ea in any 6+
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Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2001

Red Blend from Clare Valley, South Australia

Wendouree Cabernet Malbec 2001

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 2001
$400
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Domaine Faiveley Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Cazetiers' 2020
Divine Wine!

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

Domaine Faiveley Gevrey Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Les Cazetiers’ 2020

One of the sneaky 1er Cru Gevrey's to watch out for! The 2020 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers is brilliant, unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, dark chocolate, spices and vanilla pod. Medium to full-bodied, layered and concentrated, it's elegantly muscular, with a deep and multidimensional core and a long, expansive finish. It's worth a special effort to seek out.William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 93-95+ BH 91-94

Vintage 2020
$410
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$380ea in any 6+
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Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Petite Chapelle' 2022

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

Domaine Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘Petite Chapelle’ 2022

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
$410
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J.G.Benda Brunello di Montalcino 2021

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

J.G.Benda Brunello di Montalcino 2021

The J. G. Benda 2021 Brunello di Montalcino opens with aromas of rosewood, spice and dark fruit sourced from sandstone soils near Il Greppo. A pretty mineral note frames the bouquet but remains secondary to the ripe, primary fruit that drives the wine, and the palate leans into a mild, supple mouthfeel with finely powdery tannins. Living and expressive in character, this is a fleshed-out and well-balanced Brunello produced in a limited quantity of just 2,450 bottles.Monica Larner, The Wine A

Vintage 2021
$412
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$382ea in any 6+
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J.G.Benda Peitrafocaia di Sopra IGT 2021

Sangiovese from Montalcino, Tuscany

J.G.Benda Peitrafocaia di Sopra IGT 2021

The J. G. Benda 2021 Pietrafocaia di Sopra is more reserved and introspective than the Brunello di Montalcino, trading immediacy for greater depth and textural complexity. The wine takes time to unfold, revealing a pronounced crushed-stone minerality that adds verticality and structure, while powdery, elegant tannins support an open-knit yet composed drinking style. Produced in only 2,444 bottles, this is a quietly compelling wine that rewards patience in the glass. Fruit comes from old vines pl

Vintage 2021
$412
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$382ea in any 6+
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Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune 1er 'Vigne l'Enfant Jesus' 2020

Pinot Noir from Beaune, Côte du Beaune

Domaine Bouchard Pere et Fils Beaune 1er ‘Vigne l’Enfant Jesus’ 2020

This one of the more floral-suffused wines in the range with its hints of violet, rose petal and lavender that add touch of elegance to the very ripe poached plum scents that presently lack a bit of freshness. There is verve and freshness on the palate of the dense, voluminous and punchy flavors that coat the palate with dry extract that also serves to buffer the firm tannins shaping the powerful, serious and mildly warm finale. Note that my predicted range offers the benefit of the doubt that t

Vintage 2020
$413
$398ea in any 3+
$383ea in any 6+
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Tua Rita Per Sempre Syrah Toscana IGT 2016

Shiraz/Syrah from Suvereto, Maremma

Tua Rita Per Sempre Syrah Toscana IGT 2016

Tua Rita's 2016 Syrah Per Sempre is fabulous. Crème de cassis, lavender, licorice, plum and blueberry jam are all beautifully delineated. Savory, powerful and also structured, the 2016 has plenty of intensity, but it also is not as dense or obvious as has been the case in the recent past. Readers should be prepared to cellar the 2016 for at least a few years.Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Vintage 2016
$415
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$385ea in any 6+
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Recaredo Corpinnat 'Turó d'en Mota' Brut Nature 2009

Monastrell from Penedès, Catalunya

Recaredo Corpinnat ‘Turó d’en Mota’ Brut Nature 2009

Incredible! Toasty development shows on opening quickly making way for an energetic perfume as the wine opens beautifully freshening and building energy. Excellent length and depth. Quite delicious, wonderful chalky, phenolic, texture graced by a cleansing bitter line. The mousse is complete and seamless. Subtle cereal character akin to a great Vino di Pasto. The core of flavour has a transparency and delicacy complexed by fresh green and woody.  Such is the importance of this gastronomic wine

Vintage 2009
$415
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Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru 'Les Suchots' 2020

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

Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Les Suchots’ 2020

About Mongeard-Mugneret The Mongeard family arrived in Vosne-Romanée in the 1620, with records showing a Mongeard working as vigneron for Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in 1786. Their legacy now spans over eight generations, however they continue to produce wine with the utmost respect for tradition. In 1945, Jean Mongeard, whose mother was a Mugneret, found […]

Vintage 2020
$417
$402ea in any 3+
$387ea in any 6+
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