Italy

More aromatic, fruit a bit redder, sour cherries, strawberries and bit of spice. Sleek and ripe, lighter bodied feel, red fruits, supple, plums and good acid once more.

Sour plum, ripe cherries, aromatic with some floral notes. Sleek ripe and fruit filled, juicy fruit, macerated plums, hint of chocolate and great freshness on the finish.

Coffee, dark chocolate, plums, spice, almost a bit savoury. Quite a taut palate, fruit is quite light, with plum to the fore, sleek acid, then the spice.

Bright fresh fruits, raspberry, blueberry and cherry flesh. Sleek and joyous in the mouth with fresh woodland fruits, boysenberry and damson, some cocoa powder adding complexity.

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)

Super expressive red fruits, cherry and raspberry with floral violet hints. The palate is filled with fresh bright fruits, great energy and drive, crisp tannins and bright acid.

Oliviero tells us that Refosco is really not easy to grow, you must be very cautious about the maturity of the grapes. Not all the bunch matures evenly and so you usually have to chop the bottom of the bunches off.. So t...(read more)

From the wonderful Raffaella 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 Sangi...(read more)

95% Sangiovese, 5% Syrah. Rocky soils, and low pH in the wines. Aged in concrete and then in bottle. Mid ruby. Savoury, lightly smoky dark-red fruit with a slight savoury/meaty quality (but clean). Smooth, gently chewy t...(read more)

Despite tough conditions in the area - the team at Ca La Bionda have done an amazing job this year. Quantities generally are down in 2024, but by cutting the Amarone production down, they have been able to use that top j...(read more)

An earthy, chocolate and plum flesh red with notes of spice and mocha. Supple and fragrant in the mouth with a dark fruit core and then that earthy spice on the finish.