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Natural red grown from organic, dry-farmed bushvines on a plot right on the border of Paarl and Swartland, mean the vines have to work extra hard giving a lovely concentration of flavour. Crunchy, fresh cranberry and red cherry with a delicate floral quality. Super juicy, spicy and not taking itself too seriously.
Red berry aromas on the nose, with a light touch of balsamic. Balanced, full-bodied, fresh wine enhanced by seasoned tannins and the continuing traces of ripe fruit.
Don Tinto is fruit-forward and silky with a generous black cherry and vanilla spice profile from partial-ageing in oak barrels (no scary industrial winemaking tricks here).
From the team that bought you Chin Chin, Noble Rot have delivered a super tasty red to go alongside it. From Bodegas Latue in Villanueva de Alcardete in Toledo, Spain where farming is done Organically and winemaking is low intervention. This is a Tempranillo packed full of fruit. Of course the label has topped the wine off by illustrator John Broadley.
An intense bouquet of blackberries and blueberries together with spicy hints of black pepper typical of the variety, with a fresh and full-bodied palate with velvety tannins.
This Lacrima is extremely floral – think parma violets, sweet cherries, liquorice and juicy sweet-sour palate reminiscent of black Muscat grapes.
From vineyards close to the village of Lirac, this wine offers complex dark fruits with garrigue notes on the nose along side a touch of violets. The delicious and more’ish palate is rich and concentrated showing good depth and fine elegance through to a balanced finish.
A wine of power but not at the cost of elegance and finesse. This is classic Maury Grenache – dark brooding fruit, great concentration and rich texture with top quality Carignan adding freshness, acidity and brightness.
A tiny vineyard located in Valencia, specilaising in Garnacha, Bobal and Syrah.
This wine is fairly light in style, with pronounced notes of wild herbs and peppery spice, on a bed of crunchy red berry fruit and a touch of grippy tannins. Rustic, natural and great value.
The Mencia vines are for this wine are over 85 years old. No herbicides are used in the vineyards, the winery is in the process of organic conversion.
This wine is wonderfully fresh, with a medley of red fruits, including wild berries. Hints of smoke and liquorice, alongside balsamic and herbal hints. The palate is well structured, with good depth and a fruit-driven finish.
The leading (small) estate in the Dao revolution. At around 450m, Quinta dos Roques lies in the Dao heartland, just outside Abrunhosa do Mato.
Luis and Luisa Lourenco lead this family estate, producing a wide array of meticulously assembled wines, where both traditional blending, and varietal offerings both excel. The Touriga Nacional here is often cited as Portugal’s finest, while Quinta dos Roques Encruzado is regularly rated as one of the country’s leading dry white wines.
Here we have the classic red from this prestigious Dao estate. Touriga makes up about half the blend, with other varietals also from block-planted vineyards at the property. Aged in French oak for 10 months. That Touriga component contributes the mulberry fruit character which characterises Roques Tinto, but as with classic Dao blends, this is more than a sum of its parts.
Light, red-fruited and somehwhat savoury, sitting somewhere between a light red and rose. Chill well and pair with lighter meats and vegetables. Despite its colour, this Siller is dry!
The Basque word ‘Masusta’ means ‘blackberry’ – and this wine takes its name from the huge bramble that is in the middle of the vines. A beautiful red-fruit bouquet of cherries and raspberries, it is fresh elegant on the palate, with nice earthy lick of oak, pepper and spice. Full of flavour, but not too heavy.
“Follow your Dreams” is a quote made famous by the street artist, Banksy, who says “All art is stolen” so they stole his quote. A fresh palate with cherry and raspberry flavours. Balanced yet grippy.
Craig Hawkins is a young winemaker based in the Swartland, South Africa, where he rents about 11ha of vineyard, farmed organically and biodynamically. Having travelled extensively throughout Europe, and then worked as wine maker for Lammershoek, he now makes makes a huge variety of different wines under his own Testalonga label.
A blend of Mourvedre and Cinsault, this light red wine displays aromas of fresh red fruits, accompanied by light tannins which make it crunchy and delicious.
The Nero d’Avola grapes for Rossojbleo are selected from various vineyards in Chiaramonete Gulfi and Ragoletti.
Ruby red with violet reflections. Fragrant with red berries, cherries and plum. Very fresh, easy drinking and harmonious. Perfect for antipasti and works really well with pizza too.
Le Clos Rouge Cuvée Parcellaire hails from a plot of old Gamay with some Pinot Noir planted on calcareous soil with basaltic debris. This red has a touch more body than their other wines, but is still marked by mountain freshness, and its purity is down to excellent work in the vines and sympathetic low-intervention winemaking. A delightful natural wine, aged in amphora. Flavours of juicy red berries and pepper.
A blend of estate and négociant fruit aged in concrete tanks, ‘Le Pur Fruit du Causse’ is Julien’s joyful vin de soif, gorgeously scented with notes of plum, violets, and herbs, a lighter more delicate style of Malbec from its original home.
Saroto Tinto is made from a small, old, field-blend parcel comprised of old-fashioned red and white Douro varieties. The resultant wine is full of wild forest fruit, lots of berries with a kick of natural sourness. Plenty of fresh acidity adds juiciness and balances the rustic, grippy tannins, making for quite a light red. Earthy minerality adds extra complexity and the finish is long and moreish.
A blend of several vintages, this wine shows Duckman’s link to the greatness of Bairrada’s Baga grape. The heritage of Joao Pato can be seen in this more classic style of baga, with dark cherry and berry fruit, pine resin spice, and a good smack of acidity.
A deep cherry red colour, that is clean and bright in the glass. Good aromatic intensity with notes of ripe red fruits over a base of elegant balsamic. The palate is mellow and fresh, with nuances of delicate sweet fruit. It has a nice body with integrated, polished tannins, with touches of very ripe fruit and nuances of liquorice on a long finish.
The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (100% Prugnolo Gentile) is another big, powerful wine loaded with dark fruit, leather, spices and earthiness. This generous, cask-aged Vino Nobile builds on the finish as the tannins come to life, but the balance is unquestionably outstanding.
The Nittardi winery was once owned by Michaelangelo, and whilst painting the Sistine Chapel, he gifted his wines to the pope. As homage to Michelangelo, the unique combination of art and wine is still cultivated today at Nittardi. Every year a well-known artist paints the label as well as the wrapping paper used for the Casanuova di Nittardi Vigna Doghessa wine bottles.
Ad Astra is an approachable yet serious red wine that is also a pleasure when enjoyed young. Fascinating notes of spice and chilli character with blackcurrant and fresh cherry fruit on the nose. Medium bodied, with good tannins and a long, silky, powerful finish
Claude Marechal makes his wines as naturally as possible, his wines are pure and sleek with vibrant fruit and great potential to age. These wines are available in very limited quantities but are something you should definitely have in your cellar. No chemical fertilisers are used and the harvest is hand picked each vintage, Claude says he is usually the last in each appellation to pick which shows on the ripe fruited nature of his wines. Located in the villages of Bligny and Pommard, the sub-soil is essentially made up of gravel. The wine can be enjoyed young but will age beautifully for 5 to 10 years.
Layers of bramble and red berry fruit, with spicy, peppery aromas. Energetic and lightly rich palate that emphasises floral elements. The cool climate of the vineyards help to keep the ripeness of fruit in check, giving great freshness.
Ruby red with earthy colour notes. Elegant and complex in the nose with a good concentration of black fruit, thyme and rosemary with secondary aromas of leather and tobacco leaves. It is polished and rounded, making it pleasant and easy to drink, yet with elegance and power. It has a long and persistant finish, with touches of black fruit jam and liquorice.
A single vineyard blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Carignane & Mataro (Mourvedre). Pepper and raspberry aromas leading into dark plum and blackberry flavours with a hint of cocoa. Dry with chalky tannins and a lingering finish. This is excellent now but will gain complexity over the next 10-15 years too.