Imported Red Wines

Sourced from 70 plus year old vines, this Primitivo includes 5% Aleatico in the blend to provide some aromatic floral lift. Opaque dark red black colour with a dark red hue. Elevated black plum and dried cherry aromas mix with some liquorice, earth and faint raisin notes. Medium bodied with good flesh and richness, the palate melds together flavours of morello cherries, dried cherries and liquorice over some earth, subtle dried raisin and spice characters. Smooth, velvety tannins with a medium length conclusion.
Drink over the next 2-3 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Made from a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. Pale salmon pink colour with a watery hue. Fragrant scents of peach, raspberries and strawberries flow from the glass trailed by musk and wet stone notes. Delicious peach, strawberry, raspberry and musk flavours have a silky feel across the palate underpinned by stony mineral characters. Finishes dry with brisk acidity and a long refreshing aftertaste.
Drink now.
Alc. 13%

Very deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Aromas of morello and dried cherries mix with earth, dried herbs and spice. Medium bodied the palate has a combination of dark and morello cherry flavours which sit over a back drop of dried herbs, earthy leather characters and spice. Good underlying freshness with slightly chewy tannins. The savoury aftertaste has lingering dried cherry, herb and earth characters.
Drink over the next 3-4 years
Alc. 14%

Totally opaque black dark red core with a vibrant dark red hue. Aromas of ripe cherries and red liquorice intermix with fresh herbs, scorched earth and spice. Light to medium bodied with a fresh elegant feel the palate sports juicy cherry and plum fruits over a back drop of light earth, dried herbs and spice. Bright acidity is nicely balanced. Refined tannins with a medium length conclusion that sees traces of bitter almond emerge.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%

Other Reviews….
Blueberry and lemon aromas and flavors with medium body, light tannins and a bright finish. Drink now.
90 points
JamesSuckling.com

Translucent very pale salmon colour with a watery hue. Aromas of peaches and raspberries mix with hints of musk and spice. Very light and dry the palate is subtlety flavoured with citrus, raspberries, light infusions of musk and spice. Crisp finish with a moderate aftertaste.
Drink over the next 12 months.
Alc. 12.5%

Bright dark red core with a light red hue. The nose releases a fragrant bouquet of rose petals, red cherries and red raspberries over subtle earth and infusions of fresh herbs. Light to medium weight the palate is decorated with delicious ripe red fruits which meld into subtle earthy tobacco characters, dried herbs and spice. Chewy tannins provide some grip. Finishes with a burst of freshness and a long ripe red cherry, subtle earth, dried herb and spice aftertaste.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc. 13%

Antinori’s Peppoli was first made in 1985 and year in year out proves to be a reliable, great value Chianti Classico. Produced from predominately Sangiovese grapes, the wine was aged for approximately 9 months in large Slavonian oak casks with a small parcel in stainless steel tanks to preserve the freshness of fruit.

Deep dark red core with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Elevated aromas of ripe red currants and dark cherries intermingle with dried herbs, subtle tobacco, old cedar, faint leather and spice. Medium bodied and quite savoury the palate features ripe red currant and dark cherry flavours over earth, light tobacco, dried herbs and spice. Slightly dryish but well integrated tannins with a lick of bright acidity on the medium length finish.
Cellar 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
Lovely purity of fruit here, especially when you consider the vintage, ranging from citrus to raspberries to iodine. The juicy and succulent tannins are just the right counterpoint to the rather tangy acidity, and this ends medium-chewy and grainy. Drink now.
92 points
JamesSuckling.com

Deep dark red colour with black tinged edges and a dark red hue. Strong capsicum and herbal notes give the nose a very green edge. Tobacco leaf, faint red fruits and spice are also evident. Supple and medium bodied with better ripeness than the nose but still carrying a green edge the palate has medium length, polished tannins and a lingering earthiness on the finish.
Drink over the next 1-2 years.
Alc. 14%

Arboleda represents the premium tier from the Eduardo Chadwick family of Caliterra wines. Carmenere is capable of producing bold, flavoursome yet balanced and complex wines. Those from the Caliterra stable are stylistically similar, each sharing a complexing dried leaf / tobacco characteristic that overlays the spicy, ripe fruit notes. It's an unmistakable and unique combination that's prompted critics internationally to conclude of Chilean Carmenère: 'When they're good, there's really nothing else quite like it'.

A delightful expression of Chile’s signature varietal.

Aged for 12 months in French oak barrels of which 40% were new. Superb depth of colour displaying an inky black heart with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Jumping out of the glass is a complex matrix of ripe blackcurrant, dark cherry, tobacco and subtle bell pepper aromatics trailed by vanillin cedar, faint black olive notes and spicy dried herbs. Medium bodied, refined and very savoury, rich blackcurrant and dark cherry fruits are seamlessly integrated with tobacco, dried herb and spicy cedar elements with a whisper of bell pepper also evident. Showing plenty of finesse it has elegant, velvety tannins and concludes with a long, generously flavoured finish.
Drink over the next 3-4 years.
Alc. 13.5%

Other Reviews….
This is how Chilean carmenere should be. Unashamedly herbal with its dark pepper and blackberry-leaf undertones, but ripe at the same time, sporting black-olive and brambleberry character. Shows real structure and concentration on the palate, chewy tannins enveloping dark-fruit flavors that permeate through the medium-long finish. Drink now or hold.
93 points
JamesSuckling.com

Semi translucent dark red colour with a brick red hue. On the nose aromas of toast, dried clove and other spicy dried herbs overlay earthy cedar. The fruit has seemingly already dried out leaving flavours of dried clove, dried cherries and other bitter herbs followed by some scorched earth. Dry bitter finish with a modest aftertaste of bitter herbs, dried clove and scorched earth.
Pass.
Alc 13.5%