Red Blend
2018 Chateau Musar - Bekaa Valley (750ml)
The 2018 Château Musar opens with candied red fruits, white mushrooms, leather and spicy nuances. Medium- to full-bodied, moderately concentrated and round, the 2018 is a delightful Musar. A touch of heat emerges on the savoury finale.
2021 Clos de los Siete - Malbec Blend Valle de Uco Clos de los Siete (750ml)
A fresh and linear red with blackberries, blackcurrants and dark chocolate. Medium-bodied, very polished and refined on the palate with a lively finish. Linear at the end. This has more cabernet franc than normal. Malbec, merlot, syrah, cabernet franc, pe...
2021 Clos Mogador - Priorat (750ml)
The eponymous red 2021 Clos Mogador fermented with some 30% full clusters trying to give it more freshness (but without noticing the stems) with a long maceration (40 to 50 days) and (almost) no punching down, with less extraction. There's been a progress...
2019 Cousino Macul Finis Terrae (750ml
The 2019 Finis Terrae, celebrating its 30th vintage with a new label, is composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and 13% Syrah from Alto Maipo. This aged for 15 months in 75% new and 25% second-use French oak barrels. It is complex on the nose, ...
2021 Craggy Range - Te Kahu Red Hawke's Bay (750ml)
Perfumed and pretty with currants and black berries as well as hints of cedar. Medium-bodied with fine chewy tannins and a fresh and beautiful finish. A blend of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot.
2019 Dal Forno, Romano - Valpolicella DOC Classico Superiore (750ml)
The 2019 Valpolicella Superiore Lodoletta is heavenly. A vivid blend of fresh black cherries combines with autumnal spice and almond paste, complicated by a whiff of orange-infused dark chocolate. Peppery rose tones and nuances of shaved cedar join the...
2022 DeLille Cellars - Metier Red Blend Columbia Valley (750ml)
A cascade of violets and lavender gives way to wet stone and crushed blackberries as the 2022 Red Blend opens in the glass. This is juicy in character, with a balance of tart wild berry fruits and perfumed inner florals. Hints of spiced orange and clov...
2018 Domaine de Baal Red Bekaa Valley (750ml)
40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Syrah and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Organic farming.
Average of 25 hl/ha.
Whole cluster fermentation with wild yeasts and low intervention
Ageing in french oak barrels (new and used) for 16 to 18 month.
No additives - No fining - No filtration.
Total SO2 <50mg/l