2024 Barbera d'Asti "La Villa" Tenuta Olim Bauda

Superbly made Barbera with exceptional clarity of fruit and gently moulded style; there are no angles, just tactile smoothed curves and engaging, life affirming deliciousness with every sip. For me Piemonte epitomises autumn and winter … maybe from...

2019 Markvart Bikaver (Bull’s Blood), Szekszard, Hungary

2023 Mollydooker, The Boxer Shiraz, McLaren Vale

This alluring and unashamedly bold Shiraz has hints of spiced plums, blackberry jam and cherry all at the fore and finishes with coffee cream, liquorice and vanilla. Full bodied with vibrant berry fruit characteristics, yet elegant with restrained...

2020 Pellegrino Ulysse Etna Rosso, Sicily

2023 Casa Ferreirinha 'Vinha Grande' Tinto, Douro

Ruby in colour, this wine opens with an intense nose of raspberry, blackberry, cedar and subtle hints of tobacco. The palate delivers a refreshing acidity with further notes of fresh red fruit that are continued throughout the long finish.

2022 Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon Grande Reserve, Colchagua

Bright ruby red color. The nose is dominated by aromas of strawberry and blackberry, gradually giving way to notes of redcurrant, black cherry, herbs, and roasted red pepper. Barrel aging adds complexity with hints of tiramisu and dried fruits. On...

2020 Ch de Respide, Graves Rouge

2022 Los Hermanos Tempranillo, Crittenden Estate, Mornington Peninsula, Australia

2018 Bodegas Arzuaga Navarro Crianza , Ribera de Duero

2023 Fleurie Cuvée Tradition, Domaine de la Madone, Beaujolais Cru

2023 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Frederick Reverdy, Ferraton

2024 Cantine Garrone Munaloss, Valli Ossolane DOC

Bright and juicy, with a sappy density to the rich cherry and raspberry fruit with a certain plum skin tanginess. Barely a whisper of any tannin, light to medium bodied with a lovely juicy acidity that finishes with a savoury, wet chalk like edge....