2021 Umani Ronchi - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC Jorio (750ml)

2021 Bodegas Borsao - Campo de Borja Tres Picos

A juicy and expressive garnacha with ripe plums and spiced cherries. Sappy and ripe with lots of tart cherries and strawberries. A hint of coffee and vanilla in the medium-long finish. Drink in 2024.

2023 Alvaro Palacios - Camins del Priorat (750ml)

Racy red bramble berries with notes of hibiscus, pomegranates, cochineal and cherries. Some chewy tannins add more gravity to the otherwise medium-bodied palate. Juicy, firm and stony in the medium-long finish. Better in 2025

2023 Craggy Range - Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough Te Muna Road Vineyard

2023 Dog Point - Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough

Intensely aromatic and characteristically smoky, with marked reduction, a style that Dog Point have mastered so brilliantly. That smokiness is notable yet not excessive even if it is highly stylised. Behind the struck match is vibrant grapefruit and pear,...