Chilled Red Wines for Summer

From the beautiful Auvergne region of France (an area more famous for scenery than vineyards) comes this super-value Pinot Noir. You can really feel the volcanic influence in this fruit filled red - damson and raspberry...(read more)

This wine was formerly known as La Coudraye, but Benoit decided to change the label to reflect better that it comes from a range of plots on the Côte. It now always comes from 4 different parcels on the same slope;...(read more)

Another delightful scented and supple red from Benoit Amirault. This cuvee plays up the floral aspect of Cabernet Franc, with violets to the fore. Some blue fruit, then blackcurrant, tobacco and mocha. Succulent and smoo...(read more)

Lovely nose of brambly red fruit; raspberry conserve and crushed strawberry with a touch of pepper. Palate is medium-bodied, sweet on entry with a cassis lift, then moves into tobacco and stewed berries. Smooth texture,...(read more)

This has a lovely deep centre of raspberry, cherry and damson fruit chased up by a brisk crispness that makes it incredibly refreshing. This is great value red Burgundy. Perfumed and sleek, refreshing and very moreish in...(read more)

These gnarly, small bush vines are between 30 and 70 years old. Pretty nose of violets, cherry and raspberry with nice intensity and freshness. Palate has some good richness, lovely flesh, ripely fruity, perky cherries m...(read more)

Back in the early 1990s, this carbonic maceration blend of Tempranillo and 5% Viura was the only wine that the De Miguel family made. Foot-trodden and fermented in concrete, it's just a wonderful drink, busting with arom...(read more)

Cisco sources the grapes for this joyous little number from a single parcel called La Pinada planted in 1958, growing on alluvial and clay soils. This is all about fresh fruit, with lovely crunchy acidity and a slightly...(read more)

For the 2022 rendition of Rebellie, the grapes were sourced from two neighbouring farms on the Swart River road just outside of Botriver. The first pick was from a new block on a farm called Nabot and the second pick fro...(read more)

Bright translucent crimson. Juicy Pinot fruit touched with spice (some is aged in wood, but old barrel so the influence is tiny). Silky red fruit flavours carry a sense of ripeness and California sun. Easy to like, and y...(read more)

Perfumed, with subtle cherry, cranberry and strawberry aromas and a hint of peaches. Medium-bodied with brightness and freshness. Vivid, lively, crunchy and fresh. Always excellent and super drinkable. Drink or hold.

This vintage of Mas Amiel is a delightful indulgence, a burst of fruits that pairs beautifully with sweet and savoury dishes, as well as chocolate. This 100% Grenache is a pure hedonistic pleasure.