Other Reds

Grandes Esperances Java Rouge 2018

Region: France- Loire Valley

Zorah Karasi Areni Noir 2018

SOMETHING NEW FROM 6000 YEARS AGO... USING AN ANCIENT VARIETY AND WAY OF MAKING WINE, ZORAH'S ARENI NOIR IS A SUPPLE AND FLAVOURSOME RED (AKIN TO PINOT NOIR OR GRENACHE).  "If you are ready to discover the world of wine, then this is the wine to do...

Pibarnon Les Restanques Bandol 2015

Region: France-(Other)

BANDOL ROUGE IS STILL RARE IN AUSTRALIA. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE, 70% MOURVEDRE AND 30% GRENACHE, SPICY AND FULL BODIED, BUT BALANCED AND APPROACHABLE. "Taking its name from the terraces cut into the Colline du Télégraphe hillsides,...

Bernard Baudry Chinon Les Granges 2019

Region: France- Loire Valley

"ORGANIC, THIS IS A STYLE I ADMIRE. THEY MAKE CABERNET FRANC AS SUAVE AND SUCCULENT AS PINOT NOIR." - VINOUS "100% Cabernet Franc. Les Granges is the Baudry family's vin de bistro--a delicious, entry level Cabernet Franc designed for early drinking. It...

Vina Marty Pirca Carmenere 2018

Region: Chile

CARMENERE MADE MASTERFULLY BY PASCAL MARTY, THE WINEMAKER OF OPUS ONE, ALMAVIVA AND CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD.   "Vina Marty is a family owned Chilean winery that started in 2008 with the vision of producing high quality wines that appeal to...

Zaccagnini Montepulciano D'Abruzzo 2018

Region: Italy - Other

The Zaccagnini Family are at the forefront of innovation in Abruzzo. Their Montepuciano has a luscious, moreish palate and each vintage is an absolute stand out.   "This dry, red wine made from the Montepulciano wine grape in the Abruzzo region of...

Zaccagnini Ikebana Novello IGT 2020

Region: Italy - Other

A Nouveau-style of Montepuciano that is made to drink young and fresh!    "Novello is an Italian term for a freshly made wine, and it is a light, fruity, red wine that is similar to its French cousin Beaujolais Nouveau in taste, body and...

Moric Blaufrankisch 2018

Region: Austria

AUSTRIA'S DOMINANT RED VARIETY BLAUFRANKISH HERE TASTES OF BLUEBERRY, BOYSENBERRIES AND CHERRY WITH SMOKY, SPICY NOTES. HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND A MUST TRY!   "This wine has been produced from 8- to 50-year-old vines from soils of limestone, primary...

Cellaro Micina Nerello Mascalese 2018

Region: Italy - Other

CHARMING SICILIAN WINE, WITH OODLES OF RED FRUIT FLAVOURS ON A MEDIUM-BODIED AND RUSTIC PALATE.  "After a very long maceration, the wine is put into barriques where the malolactic fermentation and the ageing take place. Deep ruby red, the...

Tedeschi Valpolicella Ripasso 2017

Region: Italy - Other

A POWERFUL, FRUITY RED WINE MADE USING THE ANCIENT "RIPASSO" TECHNIQUE OF PASSING THE WINE OVER THE DRIED AMARONE GRAPES.  "This red wine is made using an ancient winemaking technique called “ripasso”. This consists in introducing a...

Tedeschi Amarone Della Valpolicella 2015

Region: Italy - Other

ROBERT PARKER 94 POINTS!  VELVETY AND PLUSH WINE, MADE FROM GRAPES DRIED TO GIVE RICH, RAISINY HEFT.   "Notes of vanilla and ethereal airs depending on the period of aging in the barrel; notes of sweet fruits such as currants,...

Massolino Barbera'D'Alba 2019

Region: Italy - Other

BARBERA MASTERFULLY MADE! ENJOY THE EXUBERANCE OF THIS ITALIAN RED.   "Traditionally cropped from two hectares of Guyot-trained vines in a limestone-rich Serralunga vineyard, recent vintages also include fruit from Monforte d'Alba. The 2019 is...