Description: This Viña Tinajas Merlot 2012 from Valle del Maule Chili pours a very deep and dark red, almost black, with a very subdued aroma of dark plums and overripe blackberries. The initial taste is dry and woody, the deep berries coming through with strength just behind. It fills the mouth with dry blackcurrant, blackberries, […]
Lions Gate Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2012
Description: Lions Gate Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2012 pours a deep ruby red, and has the aroma of blackberries and mertles along with wood spices. In the mouth, the fruits explode, but slowly fade to reveal toasty vanilla oak hints of spice and subtle vanilla. The flavour lasts for ages and really needs time to appreciate […]
McGuigan South Eastern Australia Shiraz Viognier 2011
Description: This McGuigan South Eastern Australia Shiraz Viognier 2011 pours a very light ruby in colour, with the delicate aroma of rosehips and red berries. The texture is velvety in the mouth, with the blend of fruitiness from the Viognier mixing perfectly with the more traditional depth of red berries in the Shiraz. This varietal […]
Blaxland Estate Cabernet Merlot 2012
Description: This Blaxland Estate Cabernet Merlot 2012 pours a bright red in colour, with the aroma of dark fruits and ripe plums. To the taste it opens with a rich mix of blackcurrants and damson, more heavily bodied than the nose would indicate. A full rounded flavour of fruit, it leaves with a short lingering […]
Chili Shiraz Vina Maipo Reserva 2011
Description: This Chilean Shiraz pours a deep ruby red, and has a light aroma of blackberries and chocolate. To the taste it is full bodied, rich in berry and chocolate spices, along with a hint of vanilla where you might expect some oak to be. It has a long lasting finish that fades leaving a […]
KWV Classic Collection Shiraz 2010
Description: Pouring a bright almost sparkling red, this KWV Classic Collection Shiraz 2010 is an elegant red wine with raspberry, strawberry and fresh plum aromas. The wine is soft with velvety tannins and a juicy palate, with subtle spice and pepper flavours within the bright fruit. This all complemented by a savoury oak nuance. The […]
Blaxland Estate Shiraz 2011
Description: The Blaxland Estate Shiraz is a smooth medium-bodied wine. Pouring ruby red in colour it has the aroma of soft dark fruits. Initial flavours of blackberries and a hint of spice are complemented by ripe tannins and subtle American oak from the casks it was fermented in. Not easy to drink on its own, […]
Finca Miramar Selección Shiraz 2011
Description: Pouring dark cherry red, this Finca Miramar Shiraz has a fresh aroma of cherry and plum. Pleasing from start to finish, the body expands to reveal more plum, blackcurrant and black fruit flavours, with a finishing hint of spice lingers nicely after the fruit freshness fades. A delicate taste of oak binds with the […]
Fish Hock Shiraz 2010
Region: South Africa Grapes: Syrah Description: This is a smooth, medium-bodied, easy-drinking red that is pleasantly spicy on the finish. It has ripe, juicy red-berry fruit combined with vanilla and black pepper on the nose and palate. Slightly darker in colour than you would expect it is not a heavy as it first appears, although […]
Carta Roja Monastrell Jumilla Gran Reserva 2005
Region: Spain, Jumilla Grapes: 100% Monastrell Description: Made using the Monastrell grapes from the Jumilla region, this is a medium bodied dry red packed full of blackberry and raspberry flavours and a hint of exotic spices. Price: £12.99 Source: Waitrose Occasion: Game, Lamb, hard cheeses Comments: From: