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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Red Blend from Valpolicella, Veneto

Dal Forno Romano Amarone delle Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2016

“The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella is a sleeping giant, darkly alluring with dried violets, dusty black currants, shaved cedar and lifting hints of mint. This is sleek and cool-toned in feel—lifted yet intense and savoury to the core, with masses of mineral-tinged dark red fruits and balsamic tones carried across a core of zesty acidity… This is just a baby today and in need of serious cellaring, yet the potential is off the charts. Marco Dal Forno explains that he considered selling the

Vintage 2016
$1,151
$1131ea in any 3+
$1111ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Serralunga d'Alba, Barolo

Vietti Barolo ‘Lazzarito’ MAGNUM 2021

Stunning immediate red fruits, wicked acid and epic long, even structured tannin. Serralunga to a T. Pun intended, for it has fine black tea aroma and flavours. Insane depth & a long, even core of fruit. Deceptive richness, drive & purity. Savoury. Impressive wine that will take time to reveal its true self. Recommend minimum 7 years in bottle. Such power with finesse.Paul Kaan, WINE DECODED Sept 2025Fruit for this wine comes from a three-hectare parcel in Serralunga d'Alba n

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$1,153
$1133ea in any 3+
$1113ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Castiglione Falletto, Barolo

Vietti Barolo ‘Rocche di Castiglione’ MAGNUM 2021

While Vietti's Villero is their Top Wine. This is my favorite! The 2021 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is elegant, floral and lifted. I also find it a bit reticent in the early going. Crushed flowers, bright red-toned fruit, blood orange, white pepper and spice open with some coaxing. I would not dream of touching a bottle anytime soon, the wine's considerable sensuality notwithstanding.Antonio Galloni, Vinous 96+ PointsThis is a serious beauty that reminds us of the brilliant work und

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$1,153
$1133ea in any 3+
$1113ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Commune di Barolo, Barolo

Vietti Barolo ‘Cerequio’ MAGNUM 2021

Much more impact at the front end of the palate with a pleasing build in grip compared to the plush Brunate. Linear, long and fine. Lovely flowers. Long, even fruit of significant depth, with a lick of leather throwing in tar/slate/licorice complexity. Opening the class to reveal more opulence. Acid tannin complex is exceptional. Superb structure. The perfume is insane. Wow, as this builds in the glass, it builds in class, just opening beautifully. A lot of power.Paul Kaan, WINE DECODED Sep

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$1,153
$1133ea in any 3+
$1113ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from La Morra, Barolo

Vietti Barolo ‘Brunate’ MAGNUM 2021

Cracking Brunate! A very complete wine. Tannins are so refined, even through the front and middle palate. Round chocolateyt mid-palate that tapers a little. Incredibly elegant,  again a poised acid-tannin complex with ripe, layered, silky tannin. Actually builds post swallow. Perfectly ripe and balanced. Incredible length. The core of fruit is insane. Oppulent & exceptional.Paul Kaan, WINE DECODED Sept 2025Brunate is also one of my favorite wines from Vietti (and, boy, is it har

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$1,153
$1133ea in any 3+
$1113ea in any 6+

Nebbiolo from Verduno, Barolo

Vietti Barolo ‘Monvigliero’ MAGNUM 2021

This is the baby in the bunch, representing one of the newest additions to the Vietti portfolio, with the first vintage produced in 2018. The learning curve in Monvigliero is always steep, or so most winemakers tell me, because very few can go to 100% whole-cluster fermentation. Indeed, the 2021 Barolo Monvigliero sees 60% whole clusters. The Vietti team is experienced, and this wine is pristine. This vintage was harvested on September 30th, and maceration was a bit shorter, at 20 days. The wine

Vintage 2021 Magnum 1.5L
$1,153
$1133ea in any 3+
$1113ea in any 6+

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

Domaine de la Pousse d’Or Grand Cru Chames-Chambertin 2022

An expansively floral-suffused red berry fruit nose is nuanced by hints of earth, the sauvage, underbrush and a barely perceptible touch of wood. There is reasonably good volume and density to the medium-bodied flavors that possess excellent depth and persistence on the youthfully austere and decidedly compact finale. Patience strongly suggested here as well. (from a .26 ha parcel in Mazoyères) 2034+Allen Meadows, Burghound (92-95) Points

Vintage 2022
$1,175
$1155ea in any 3+
$1135ea in any 6+
Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2016
Divine Wine!

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

Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2016

Faiveley is definitely a Domaine on the Ascention - Clos de Bèze is one of their very best vineyards! 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.This is softly oaky with a wonderfully spicy array of black cherry, pungent earth and evident sauvage nuances

Vintage 2016
$1,195
$1180ea in any 3+
$1165ea in any 6+

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru ‘Charmes-Chambertin’ 2018

"The 2018 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is showing very well, unwinding in the glass with a deep bouquet of red berries, cherries and cassis mingled with hints of smoked meats, black truffle and loamy soil. Full-bodied, concentrated and enveloping, its ample core of lively fruit is framed by a muscular chassis of ripe, powdery tannins."William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Vintage 2018
$1,220
$1200ea in any 3+
$1180ea in any 6+

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru ‘Charmes-Chambertin’ 2019

"Deeper and more structured than the Griotte, Lignier's 2019 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with notes of blackcurrants, cherries, sweet soil tones, wilted rose petals and spices. Medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, it's ample and voluminous, with velvety tannins, succulent acids and a broad, expansive finish."William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Vintage 2019
$1,220
$1200ea in any 3+
$1180ea in any 6+

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

Domaine Hubert Lignier Gevrey-Chambertin Grand Cru ‘Charmes-Chambertin’ 2020

The 2020 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru has turned out especially well, wafting from the glass with aromas of peonies, sweet wild berries, orange rind, loamy soil and rose petals. Full-bodied, layered and seamless, with velvety tannins and an ample core of vibrant, perfumed fruit, it concludes with a long, seamless finish. This may well emerge as Lignier's finest Charmes of the 2018, 2019 and 2020 trio.William Kelley, The Wine Advocate 93-95+

Vintage 2020
$1,220
$1200ea in any 3+
$1180ea in any 6+

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

Domaine de Montille Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Aux Malconsorts’ 2022

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, once again the nose is overtly floral in character with its exuberantly spicy nose of various dark berries, soy, exotic tea and sandalwood. The sleek, intense and delineated flavors are at once refined yet powerful with a taut muscularity becoming more apparent on the dusty, youthfully austere and stony finish that is compact and very serious. Patience. (from a .97 ha holding; 80% whole clusters). Drink: 2034+ ♥ Don’t miss! OutstandingAllen

Vintage 2022
$1,222
$1202ea in any 3+
$1182ea in any 6+

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