Crunchy & Juicy Reds

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)

This Dolcetto d'Alba Bric del Salto jumps out of the glass with an exotic mélange of blueberry, spice, graphite and game. The flavor profile is very much Dolcetto, with just a touch of reduction, but the structura...(read more)

Immediate, spice, damson, blackberry, dusty cocoa nib, sleek mouthfeel, garrigue, spice, damson, cranberry, herbs and dark chocolate.

In the space of just six vintages, this superb Garnacha has developed a world-wide following. Sourced from vineyards over 650 metres in Rivas de Tereso, this is foudre fermented and clay amphora aged, with violet, laurel...(read more)

Quite plush plum and blackberry fruit nose with a gentle touch of hedgerow and wood spice. Sleek delivery, with barely-there, ripe tannins, a decadent ripeness and good length. This has a gracious ease and is delightfull...(read more)

Fragrant plum, cherry and bramble fruit, nicely delivered with some herbal tones. Supple open and filled with succulent red fruits, hedgerow, plum and some darker notes. Great easy going personality but with some layered...(read more)

Red cherry and damson, balsamic spice, as always very elegant. Bright acid on the entry, crisp woodland fruits, earth, tobacco and spice. Great length, this wine makes you salivate with a lovely push of liquorice on the...(read more)

From Grenache, 60% Anysbos grapes and 40% from another Bot River property called Nabot. 40% whole-bunch fermentation before maturation lasting 10 months in older oak. More assertive in terms of both aroma and flavour tha...(read more)

100% Pinot Noir. 12 months in oak. Very fresh and floral nose, very pretty. Fine and ripe tannins, nice spritzy crushed raspberries. Great lift and freshness. Lovely.