Italy

From just outside Lecce in the heart of Salento comes this cracking 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 and delightf...(read more)

This is an absolute beauty, deeply fruity, with black cherry, blueberry and plum fruit, all underpinned with a delicious floral note. In the mouth the wine is lithe and supple, perfumed violets, red and black fruits, tou...(read more)

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 fruit jump out of the glass; raspberry, blueberry and cherry flesh. Sleek and joyous in the mouth with fresh woodland berries, a whiff of liquorice and dark damson juice. There is a cool minerality and even...(read more)

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 or steak from...(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)

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)

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)