Red Wine

We couldn't quite believe the price when we tasted this delicious juicy red from southern Spain. Bobal is the grape, not widely known, but on this showing it deserves a much bigger audience. Plum...(more info)

Ripely juicy and bright with a core of red fruits, cherry and plum, undercut by some notes of tobacco and tea leaf. Good weight and richness of fruit, with supple but rich tannins and a lovely ea...(more info)

Tasting this with the winemaker was a revelation At this level it is hard to find such a good and identifiable Syrah. This is good - there is nice lift and spice. The fruit is dark, but not overl...(more info)

Just as juicily packed with fruit as the 2017, possibly a little less structured and tannic, and already great fun to drink. There is a joyous nose of dark cherry, damson and raspberry, all backe...(more info)

Looking very smart with its new label, the 2018 is a joy. Lovely supple juice, with just enough bite and acidity to encourage another mouthful, this is a very suave and sophisticated drink for th...(more info)

From a collective of farmers who are all working with the same ambition to create fresh and healthy fruit to make incredible value wines in this well positioned sector in the South of France. Qui...(more info)

Again this is a winner from Gabrielle and Marco - such lift and energy delivered with brilliant, bright red fruits. Such a deliciously fresh and juicy feel to this wine. Bright mulberry, damson a...(more info)

Yet again this collective of old farmers in Yecla, the 'Old Hands' have come up trumps. Organically grown Monastrell (Mouvedre) is picked at perfect ripeness and results in this startling value r...(more info)

Good dark berries. Some toffee, some cocoa. A gorgeous, brambling crunch of deep fruit. There is a good intensity here. Nicely sweet middle - but not hairy and no thickness, just good flow and ni...(more info)

Made by the 'original flying winemaker' Peter Bright, the wines of Terra d'Alter are a great introduction to the wines of Portugal. A blend of indigenous varieties displays (Trincadeira, Aragonez...(more info)

The grapes come from Cahors, but Fabrice declassifies this cuvée so as to be able to make it as he wants. Stylish dark violet-inflected fruit with a touch of earth.