Elegant & Silky Reds

This is another little gem from Domaine Les Yeuses. At this brilliant 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, with blackberry and damso...(read more)

The 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo emerges from vines in Coste di Rose and Castelleto. Bright and floral, with lovely purity of fruit, Barale’s Langhe Nebbiolo is terrific. Blood orange, cinnamon, spice and kirsch are front and ce...(read more)

As ever here, the Langhe Nebbiolo is a true baby Barolo - from Barolo vineyards - and treated in the same way as all the Barolos. After a year in barrel Claudio tastes all the wines and at this point decides which will h...(read more)

75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. 40% new oak. The Merlot was picked in the first week of October. Attractive nose of dark fruit and wood. Lovely smooth entry - the fruit is precise and the tannins b...(read more)

Tasting great now, it has been drinking well for a couple of years - why wouldn't you want this with new season grouse? Grown in very hard-to-manage narrow terraces on a precipitous slope, with each vine on a pole, so ev...(read more)

Cherries, plums, chocolate, flowers and wet earth nuances fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, forward, soft, and loaded with all the chocolate-coated plums with a touch of licorice that you...(read more)

The success of Maggiorina for Christoph, as the entry level wine from this historic estate - was beginning to jeapardise its quality and true identity.. Its no surprise that this devastatingly approachable Boca wine - be...(read more)

100-year-old Croatina vines. The darkest of the Le Piane wines so far. Darker-fruited, too, and more savoury. Elegant, restrained, fine-boned. Beautifully structured and long.

Romain explains that 'Champ Perdrix' or 'field of partridges' almost certainly comes from the rather less picturesque 'champ pierreux' or 'stony field'. It's quite a common name for vineyards on the Côte...(read more)

Nahikun is Sandra Bravo's "crazy blend", sourced from five tiny parcels in Villabuena. Built on a base of Tempranillo with the remaining 30% made up of Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo, this is refined, complex a...(read more)

Jancis Robinson's Wine of the Week ...the thing about not being able to access great burgundy is that you get used to being underwhelmed. And when you get the good stuff, you’re entirely unprepare...(read more)

Named after the year (1955) when the vineyard was planted, this wine was aged in used barrels, amphorae and concrete. Rather than jumping from the glass it dances in it, weaving cherry with violets, rose petals and ripe...(read more)