Great balance of fruit character, sweetness and complexity, with juicy, ripe mulberries and black cherries complemented by toasty oak.
Fresh and crisp with soft, delicate notes of strawberry and cherry.
Hand harvested, then traditionally fermented and aged for only a short period in oak, this evokes bright red fruits and dried herbs with perfect balance and an innate charm.
Pleasant, fruity, flavourable - a good entry level Rioja.
Lovely fresh flavours on the palate, with an oaky richness, and a well-controlled red and black fruit delivery, toppling like little dominoes across your palate.
Protos are the trailblazers of the Ribera del Duero region. Made from Tempranillo, Roble refers to the wine having had a short stay in oak. Poised, with a rich, spicy character.
Hand harvested, then traditionally fermented and aged for only a short period in oak, this evokes bright red fruits and dried herbs with perfect balance and an innate charm.
This is an easy-drinking red blend of Garnatxa Negre, Syrah and Samsó grapes, boasting a spice-edged nose and an enveloping palate of smooth silkiness. Lovely purity and vibrancy.
It displays nuances of strawberry and raspberry and a hint of mineral. Easy to enjoy and wonderfully fruity, with fine fruit flavours enhanced by a fresh, lively finish.
100% Tempranillo, fresh, vibrant and light on its feet. After 12 months in barrel, the bright fruit, smooth tannins and crisp acidity mean thisll pair very well with the likes of pasta or cheese.
With its savoury, earthy nose, this is a succulent, supple expression of the indigenous Negroamaro grape, boasting spicy red fruits and ripe tannins.
Syrah and Grenache meet the indigenous Tintilla de Rota. A year in a 6,000L oak barrel bestows breadth and texture.
Ripe red fruit and spiced cherry aromas. A harmonious, medium palate structure with spicy red fruits and bright finish. Perfect with meats, pasta and soft cheeses.
An Australian Hunter Valley Merlot. Fruity, rounded and a bit fleshy.
Dragon Tree has a cult following - well deserved, we think! Well balanced, with crisp acidity, an explsion of fruit mid palate and a lingering aftertaste.
With its savoury, earthy nose, this is a succulent, supple expression of the indigenous Negroamaro grape, boasting spicy red fruits and ripe tannins.
100% Pinot Noir. Flavours of strawberries and cream with a floral note and a nice dry finish.
Black-purple colour. Notes plum and chocolate with a lifted white and black pepper. Medium bodied with a juicy palate of ripe dark fruit spice.
An exuberantly rustic blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah, robust yet still refined, and offering a good degree of complexity and sinewy succulence via its bright fruit and earthy characters.
A lifted nose of ripe cherry, vanilla and spice, with earthy notes of wild thyme. On the palate, bright red berries and cherry flavours, with herbal and mocha characters adding complexity.
Fruit from the Clare. Complex and multi-layered, the ripe plum and mocha aromatics embellished by spice, oak and minty nuances, the generous palate complemented by mellow tannins and a long finish.
Another great drinking Pinot, this is 100% Bendigo fruit off a gold medal vineyard. Vibrant colour, structure and flavour, with fragrant blackberry and sweet dark cherry characters.
An elegant bouquet displays fragrant aromas of raspberry, blackberry, spice and pepper. An exceptionally well priced and serious wine, tiers of berryfruit, nutmeg, plum and coffee.
Careful barrel selection has resulted in this fine elegant Marlborough Pinot Noir. The aromatics are dark cherries and raspberries, with subtle oak characters.
A red dessert wine from Spain. Intense nose, mature red fruit, blackberry, blueberries and fine hints spices from the oak.
Fruit from the southern valleys of Marlborough. Bright red cherries, a velvet mid-palate, texture and intrigue with the tannins and a long, lively finish.
The brilliant pink hue greets you first and is backed up with soft notes of strawberries, quince and peaches.
A step up from the Tinto, with the hand harvested fruit fermented in parcels and the best selected. Carignan dominant, a savoury style of wine perfect with a rich Catalan white bean and chorizo stew.
Blend of Grenache, Cabernet and Syrah with the southern Spanish sun. 30% was matured in oak, the balance in stainless steel. The result is a fresh, fruit forward wine with gorgeous texture and length.
Hand-harvested grapes are sun-dried on racks to concentrate the flavours and enhance the aromatics. Dense, velvety, spicy and boldly styled, ripeness is the hallmark of the 2017.
With its savoury, earthy nose, this is a succulent, supple expression of the indigenous Negroamaro grape, boasting spicy red fruits and ripe tannins.
The Alpha wines are impeccably made and, at the price, Montes best-kept secret; intensely floral, elegant and polished, this will reward you generously with careful cellaring for 5-10 years.
Grava's Rose is produced predominantly from a single Pinot Noir clone, picked early to ensure lively acidity to back up the fruit forward characters which represent a great Rose.
This dynamic organic estate is on the Côte dAzur. Léoube delivers an excellent, elegant, spice-edged rosé, refined and commanding your attention.
Wonderfully long and concentrated wine off Jacksons oldest vines. Rich cherry and plum characters are spiked with earthy savoury notes.
Crafted from Archangel premium Pinot Noir fruit, this beautiful wine is soft pale pink in color with pale hues. Enticing aromas of raspberry, strawberry, apricot and florals are supported with toffee apple, and a touch of perfume. The palate is dry with notes of sweet raspberry, strawberry, cranberry and stonefruit. The mid palate enjoys a creamy texture with ample acidity to give this wine a focused and crisp, long finish. This wine exhibits the very best of a Central Otago summer in a bottle whats not to love about this?
94/100 Wine Enthusiast "The palate is sinewy and powerfully built. Flavors of loamy berry, toasty oak, licorice and lemon zest end with a blackened overriding flavor and length."
A strong and full Shiraz with firm tannins. Smooth and easy to drink.
Aromatic notes of spice and pepper. The ripe fruit flavours, oak and tannins are beautifully integrated and enhanced by a silky, savoury texture.
Overwhelmingly popular, this rocks out the door. Rockburn do rosé as well as they do Pinot Noir, so its top of the line, arguably New Zealands finest. Try it once and youll be back for more.
Brewed with predominantly Riwaka hops from Nelson, and supported by a couple of American hop stars; Amarillo and Citra, plus a handful of specialty malts from Gladfield Malt on Canterbury plains, NZ.
Brewed with predominantly Riwaka hops from Nelson, and supported by a couple of American hop stars; Amarillo and Citra, plus a handful of specialty malts from Gladfield Malt on Canterbury plains, NZ.
Fragrant and concentrated, with dark fruit, spice and earth notes dominating the lithe palate. The wines hallmark is its freshness, from zero oak use. Best drunk in its youth.
The Gimblett Gravels vineyard generates moderate warmth, stone and sandy alluvial soils, ideal conditions for producing premium Merlot fruit. Dusty tannins, a lush textural presence, lovely freshness and structure.
Full frontal blackcurrant cassis characters, a fig leaf of toasty oak bringing some decency to the proceedings, the varietal tannin supportive rather than overpowering.
Aromatic notes of liquorice and aniseed, with red and black fruits at the core overlaid with vibrant floral tones. On the palate there are fine-grained, velvet tannins with a firm structure.
Akarua tame their rugged Central Otago terroir and forge an exemplary Pinot Noir. All the necessary subtleties are present, with fruit, spice, chocolate and toasty oak crafted into a joyous whole.
Brilliantly consistent, with a remarkable pedigree, Rockburns famed Pinot Noir is smoky, aromatic and elegantly silky. One of our finest.
A 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot blend, with a 10% boost of Cabernet Franc, its a forward and fruit-driven wine made for early drinking.
Dark ruby red in colour, this Pinot Noir gives off potpourri of aromas - ripe dark fruit, cherry and plum are layered over subtle oaky notes. The palate is rich with intense fruit flavours.
A vibrant bouquet of red fruits, cinnamon and spice, with earthy notes of rosehip and herbs. The palate is enerously fruity, with its silky tannins displaying a nice grip. Classic Waipara Valley.
Primary youthful nose, violet, cherry and red berry fruit, smokey oak, vanilla. Quite full in the mouth, firm oaky tannins, masses of ripe sweet delicate red fruit characters.
Consistently classy, aromatic, rich and mouthfilling, the soft, subtle raspberry and cherry characters paired with fine-grained tannins.
From the acclaimed Clayvin vineyard, located at the end of the Brancott Valley, this vineyard delivers wines of distinction, blueberry, aniseed nuances lead into wonderful earth and cedar flavours.
16.5/20 Jancis Robinson "Healthy crimson. Sweet, gentle-textured, well-melded Languedoc blend with burgundian polish. Not a bad price at all. Much more sophisticated than the average Minervois. Very satisfying persistence."
94/100 | Vinous: "Brilliant ruby. Energetic, mineral-tinged red berry and floral pastille aromas show excellent clarity and building spiciness. Silky, sweet and powerful in the mouth, offering raspberry liqueur and lavender flavors that steadily become deeper with air. Fine-grained tannins give gentle grip to the impressively long, penetrating finish, which strongly echoes the floral and red berry notes. In a distinctly suave style, with no rough edges."
Rich, complex, full-bodied and seamless, this fastidiously crafted Hawkes Bay Merlot tumbles out layers of ripe blackberries and cassis.
Nothing to do with Kidman & Co. moulin a vent means 'windmill'. From one of the Beaujolais 'cru' vineyards so the fruit is more concentrated than a 'villages' wine.
86-88 | Vinous - Stephen Tanzer "Roasted red fruits, smoke, minerals and spices on the nose. Ripe but a bit dry, still holding something in reserve. Tannins are firm but ripe."
Made from star performer Nebbiolo, and aged for at least two years in large oak casks from Slavonia and mid-France. With a clean and full bouquet this is robustly intense, with taut, chewy tannins.
92 | Vinous - Antonio Galloni "The 2014 Bourgneuf is a very pretty wine. Blood orange, rose petal, sweet tobacco, herbs and spices give it much of its exotic personality. Gracious and medium in body, the 2014 will drink well with minimal cellaring. This is an especially delicate, perfumed style of Pomerol, but there is good underlying depth. Tasted two times."
Powerful, with a high quantity of great quality tannins, sweetness and velvety. Mineral notes, especially graphite, excellent acidity and very long aftertaste. Fresh, showing the terroir character.
90-93 | Vinous - Josh Raynolds "Ruby-red. Textbook Cote-Rotie aromas of fresh red- and blackcurrant, cherry pit, violet, smoky bacon and graphite. Firm, focused and deep, with zesty acidity giving energy and focus to the black fruit flavors. Elegant finish features silky tannins and impressive lift."
91/100 | Burghound: "Not surprisingly, this is much more aromatically complex with ripe blue berry, plum and violet aromas introducing delicious, naturally sweet and layered medium-bodied flavors that possess good mid-palate concentration and lovely persistence on the textured finale."
Maison Roche de Bellene was created by Nicholas Potel, the man behind Nuits-Saint-Georges. 2009 was a glorious year for the estate. The wines from this vintage are charming, rich and deep. Made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes, the average age of the vines was 60 years old.
