Italy

From just outside Lecce in the heart of Salento comes this cracking example of Primitivo. Bright and perky this has a fine zippy line that makes it not only food friendly but very moreish. Cherry skin and cooked damson a...(read more)

Warm and harmonic taste, with a full body structure, intense ruby red coloured. Ageing: refined into barriques. Recommendation: highly appreciable with grilled veal meat and beef , hunting meat and ripe cheeses.

A blend of 90% Sangiovese 5% Canaiolo and 5% Malvasia Nera. Jacopo Morganti's flagship wine improves year on year as he gets to know the plots better and the average vine age increases. Good weight and typical Chianti id...(read more)

When a sparkling red sings, like this example from Emilia-Romagna, it offers a lovely fusion of red fruit, grippy tannins and delicate acidity.

Just such a sleek and supple style, filled with woodland fruits, briar, plum and fragrant herbs. Lovely feel and grip, lots of ripe berry fruit in the core, then delicate aniseed and herbs. Great with stews, roasts and o...(read more)

A supple and fruit filled red that is like a big hug to the palate. Gently aromatic, mulberry and damson fruits, a juicy lift in the mouth, sleek tannins and then good drive and freshness on the bright finish.

The 2021 Dolcetto d'Alba Bric del Salto is bursting with character. Dark red/blue fruit, lavender, rose petal and spice all race out of the glass. The 2021 is marked by intense, deep fruit, yet it also has a good deal of...(read more)

Andrea Oberto has been turning out an incredible array of wines for many years now and this, his 2021 Dolcetto, is just another example of his brilliance. Dolcetto can be seen as a bit of a workhorse for many estates, bu...(read more)

From the wonderful Rafaella Bissoni and her beautiful farm up in the hills of Emilia-Romagna, this is always so much fun, sleek and pure with cherry, tobacco, plum and mocha aromas and flavours. Watch out big name Sangio...(read more)

30% aged in wood, rest in inox. Oliviero tells us that Refosco is really not easy to grow, must be cautious about the maturity. Not all the bunch matures evenly and so you usually have to chop the bottom of the bunches o...(read more)