Firm tannin

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Named for the number of barrels selected for the blend, this is Herdade dos Grous' top red, more concentrated and oak-driven than the estate range.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The cooperative's top red, made only in strong vintages from selected Borba parcels, with more concentration and oak than the standard Reserva.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The cooperative's reserve-tier red from the Borba sub-region, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from member-grown vineyards.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Tiago Cabaço's flagship red from Quinta da Berlica, a Syrah, Touriga Nacional and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The flagship red of this Monsaraz estate farmed by the same family since 1820, made by winemaker Susana Esteban from Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Castelão.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The flagship red of the Fundação Eugénio de Almeida's Cartuxa estate, a structured Aragonez, Trincadeira and Tinta Caiada blend from vineyards outside Évora.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity

The cooperative's flagship red from the high-altitude Portalegre sub-region, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet blend with the fresher, more acid-driven profile typical of Serra de São Mamede vineyards.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Described by the estate as the second generation of its Reserve Cuvée, drawn from granite and limestone parcels for a structured, Syrah-forward red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A selected-lot top tier from Herdade dos Cotéis, more concentrated than the standard Reserva, blending Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Julio Bastos' flagship red from Quinta do Carmo, a Touriga Nacional and Petit Verdot blend showing the estate's structured, international-leaning style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Esporão's flagship red blend, built around Aragonez and Trincadeira with Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet for structure; ripe dark fruit and firm, cellar-worthy tannins in the house style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A single-varietal expression of Touriga Nacional grown on the Reguengos estate, showing the grape's characteristic violet aromatics over a firm, full-bodied frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Sogrape's top red from the Pedrogao estate in the Vidigueira sub-region, an Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon blend made under winemaker Luis Cabral de Almeida.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Fernando Soares' flagship red from granite soils near Portalegre, a Trincadeira, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The Reynolds family's flagship red from their Arronches estate on the Serra de São Mamede slopes, planted with Alicante Bouschet since the 1850s.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Rocim's top-tier red, an Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez and Touriga Nacional blend from the Cuba-Vidigueira estate, built for structure and ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Casa Relvas' flagship red under the Herdade São Miguel label, an Aragonez, Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet blend from the family's Évora estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The Mira brothers' flagship red from vines twenty to sixty years old near Estremoz, a Touriga Nacional, Syrah and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Herdade do Freixo's flagship red, made in the estate's distinctive forty-metre-deep underground winery near Redondo.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Cortes de Cima's flagship single-varietal Syrah, now in its 17th edition, showing the estate's warm-climate ripeness with peppery spice and dark fruit depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A reserve-tier red named for a member of the Reynolds family, more concentrated than the flagship Glória Reynolds bottling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The Soares family's flagship red, named for the women (Marias) of the family, an Aragonez, Touriga Nacional and Syrah blend built for structure and ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

João Portugal Ramos' flagship red from the Vila Santa estate, an Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Cabernet Sauvignon blend with ripe, structured dark fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

An old-vines selection from the Marquês de Borba range, sourced from parcels of low-yielding, decades-old field-blend vines for extra concentration.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Intense garnet colour with aromas of spicy black fruit, plum jam and ripe olives over a stemmy, minty hallmark; the estate's benchmark long-cellared red from the Carrapetos and Dourada vineyards.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A rare single-tonel selection of the Mouchão blend, released only in exceptional years, with the estate's spicy dark fruit and firm structure intensified by extra time in cask.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Named for the little owl (olho de mocho) found on the estate, this mid-tier red blends Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet for a structured, food-friendly style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The estate's top red, blending Touriga Nacional with Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca and holding it two years in French oak; a limited release of around 3,000 bottles.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A single-varietal Touriga Nacional from Dorina Lindemann's Montemor-o-Novo estate, which specialises in monovarietal Touriga bottlings.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Susana Esteban's flagship red from old Serra de São Mamede vines at Alegrete, built around Alicante Bouschet for structure and depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Powerful aromas of perfectly ripe red and black fruit, subtle spice notes, a slight touch of forest and a distinct vegetal freshness; concentrated on the palate, with structure and good volume, luscious and glycerine-rich, velvety texture with well-balanced tannins and acidity, well-integrated oak and a long, sophisticated finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The estate's standard-label red, sitting below the Rótulo Dourado tier but sharing its structured, concentrated house style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Made using gravity rather than pumps, this Aragonez, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah blend is Quinta do Quetzal's flagship red from its schist-slope vineyard.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Ravasqueira's top-tier Heritage bottling, a Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon and Aragonez blend built for extended ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A single-vineyard red from the Ravasqueira estate at Arraiolos, blending Touriga Nacional, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah under winemaker David Baverstock.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

CARMIM's top-tier Garrafeira, released only in strong vintages from selected member-grower parcels, with more concentration and oak than the standard DOC range.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Adega Mayor's top red, named for the estate's founder, a Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Cabernet Sauvignon blend built for structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Ribafreixo's flagship red from a Vidigueira property consolidated from 28 abandoned plots, an Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The flagship red of the Vila Galé-owned Casa de Santa Vitória estate near Moura, an Aragonez, Syrah and Touriga Nacional blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Part of Adega Mayor's Solista (soloist) single-varietal series, this Touriga Nacional shows the grape's violet aromatics on Campo Maior's soils under winemaker Paulo Laureano.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Sovibor's flagship red, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet blend from this Borba producer formed in a 1968 merger.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Tapada de Coelheiros' top-tier Garrafeira, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Aragonez blend from the Leonilde vineyard aged 18 months in French oak; deep ruby with black pepper and ripe forest fruit, structured and long.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The core red of this biodynamically farmed estate near Igrejinha, an Aragonez, Trincadeira and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from granitic soils.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity

Old-vines flagship from parcels planted in 1901 and 1903 on the Serra de São Mamede slopes, among the oldest continuously farmed vines in the Portalegre sub-region.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A varietal pairing of Alicante Bouschet with the rarer Tinta Miúda, made using the estate's marble lagares.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

The flagship red of this Monforte wine hotel, made with marble lagares for foot treading and a Touriga Nacional, Aragonez and Alicante Bouschet blend.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A single-varietal Touriga Nacional from the estate's Albernoa vineyards, part of Malhadinha's series of monovarietal bottlings.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

Named for a three-amphora blend, this Howard's Folly red combines Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez and Touriga Nacional under winemaker David Baverstock.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity

A single-vintage selection from Cortes de Cima's oldest vines, 70 years old at planting, made only when the fruit merits a standalone bottling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Dark ruby with purple highlights Lagrein Gries Riserva: intense dark-fruit, violet and black-pepper aromatics; punchy palate carried by fresh acidity and firm tannins, very coherent.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Cantina Kurtatsch's flagship single-vineyard Merlot from the Brenntal UGA (Additional Geographical Unit) north of Kurtatsch, one of the warmest sites in Alto Adige (up to 40C). Powerful and dark-fruited yet retains alpine character; the cellar's terroir-emblematic red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Manincor's flagship Bordeaux-style cuvee blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot from the Castel Campan vineyards above Lake Caldaro. Demeter biodynamic; styled for long cellaring with firm tannin structure and dark-fruited depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Alois Lageder's flagship single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the spectacular steep slope of Roemigberg above Lake Caldaro. Planted to Cabernet in 1986 and Demeter-certified biodynamic; cherry-red colour with ruby shimmer, concentrated aromatics, full-bodied with elegant present tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Peter Dipoli's varietal Merlot from the cellar's southern Alto Adige vineyards. Third of just three wines Dipoli produces, sitting alongside Voglar and Iugum; full-bodied, velvety, structured.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Peter Dipoli's Bordeaux-style cuvee blending Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from the cellar's vineyards across Egna, Magre and Cortaccia. One of just three wines Dipoli produces; structured for long cellaring.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Tenuta Kornell's flagship Merlot Riserva from the Kressfeld parcel - the cellar's top offering. Aged in barriques and large oak barrels; full-bodied, velvety and structured for long cellaring.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Kristan Riserva, Egger-Ramer's noble Mediterranean Lagrein crowning glory from the Kristan vineyard: concentrated dark-fruit and violet, structured palate from extended barrique ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Colterenzio's Lafoa Cabernet Sauvignon Riserva from the sunny Lafoa hillside vineyard at 430 metres behind the winery; the parcel was developed by replanting Vernatsch to Cabernet Sauvignon to produce a ripe Alto Adige Cabernet.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Cardano Lagrein Riserva from Erbhof Unterganzner: dark-berry and violet aromatics with spice complexity, structured full-bodied palate from barrique and large-cask ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic

Powerful dark red Lagrein Riserva from old vines: intense berry aromatics, full body, raised in small and large oak for 12-18 months with annual production of 3,000 to 4,000 bottles.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Dense purplish-red Lagrein Riserva from 24 months in mixed barrique-tonneau-cask: cassis, plum and blackberry with nutmeg and white pepper oak; supple tannins and animated acidity, chocolate and coffee mid-palate, raspberry-blackberry-orange-zest finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Monastery-vineyard Lagrein from Gries-Moritzing: ripe berry and cherry with tobacco, leather and forest-floor spice; convincing structure with integrated acidity and firm tannins, finishing with considerable length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Intense garnet single-vineyard Lagrein from the 2.7-hectare walled Klosteranger site behind the monastery: concentrated dark-berry aromatics surprisingly fresh with coffee and raspberry; firm tannins, fresh acidity and elegant depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Lamarein is the flagship Lagrein of Erbhof Unterganzner, the Mayr family's historic farm in Cardano-Cornaiano. The cuvée anchors the cellar's IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti range.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Tenuta Ritterhof's flagship Lagrein Riserva, labelled MANUS in the cellar's top Rarus selection range. Deep dark and garnet red with an almost black core; aromas of ripe cherries, wild berries and dark chocolate, with juicy fleshy tannins and fine coffee aromas on the palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Bolzano-Gries Lagrein from 30-year-old vines across three vineyards: splendid violet, chocolate, licorice and berry aromas with tobacco emerging in age; smooth velvety tannins, fruity character preserved by careful barrique work.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Tenuta Kornell's Staffes Lagrein Riserva from the cellar's Settequerce porphyry and limestone slopes near Bolzano. Full-bodied, firm-tannined Lagrein from the historic estate at the foot of Greifenstein castle.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Lagrein Riserva from Glogglhof's best Lagrein vineyard on Bolzano soils: dark-berry and violet aromatics with elegance and complexity, structured palate from barrique-and-cask ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep garnet Lagrein-dominant cuvee from 50-year-old vines in the Bolzano basin: ripe berry fruit with pepper, clove and graphite, complex barrique-and-concrete raising for 27 months total.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Taber was launched in 1991 as Cantina Bolzano's flagship Lagrein, drawn from 80-year-old vines in Gries-Moritzing. The cuvée demonstrated that Lagrein could carry extended ageing in French barrique.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Cantina Andrian's flagship Lagrein Riserva. Founded in 1893, the cellar has aged Lagrein in barrique for decades; Tor di Lupo is the modern expression of that programme, eighteen months in French oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Trigon is Hans Rottensteiner's barrique-aged Lagrein Gries Riserva from selected Bolzano vineyards, in the Cru tier of the cellar.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Concentrated, tannic Cabernet Sauvignon-led Riserva with a small Merlot component: intense blackcurrant, elderberry and blackberry aromatics, complexity that develops further through extended bottle ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Vionnet's prestige Villages cuvée from older parcels: Morgon-influenced depth and structure, with kirsch, incense and a long iron-mineral finish that punches above appellation level.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Lapalu's cellar-selection Brouilly: deeper and more structured than the Vieilles Vignes, with darker fruit, herbal complexity and a savoury, mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Contemplative

Château de la Chaize's mid-tier Brouilly, longer-aged and more structured than the classique, with ripe fruit concentration and earthy Brouilly depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Post-2017 renovation cuvée from the L'Espigon parcel: richer and more oak-influenced than the classique, with full body and concentrated dark-fruit structure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic

Chenas (AOC 1936) covers around 240 hectares between Moulin-a-Vent and Julienas. Domaine des Bureaux produces a concentrated, spicy Gamay that resembles Moulin-a-Vent in structure.

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Bold · Rustic

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Cheysson's parcel-selection Cuvée Prestige from older vines at Chiroubles' coolest high-altitude sites: deeper fruit concentration, firmer structure and genuine ageing potential.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Named for the old mule path across the Chiroubles hillside, this single-parcel cuvée sits at the top of Cheysson's range: granite-driven, mineral, long-finishing Gamay with extended barrel-ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Terres Dorées' Côte de Brouilly from Mont Brouilly: volcanic-mineral depth with dark cherry concentration and the firm, structured grip of the appellation's blue-syenite soils.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Pierre Cotton's parcel-selection Côte de Brouilly: volcanic-stone mineral tension with blue-fruit concentration and structured, long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Volcanic Gamay from the granite and blue syenite of Mont Brouilly: deep blue-fruit core, stony minerality, firm tannin and long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Named for the chapel atop Mont Brouilly, this single-parcel Gamay shows the deepest volcanic expression of the Côte: dark fruit, tar and rocky mineral structure.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Rustic

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Château de Pizay's traditional Morgon from the Côte du Py zone: deeply coloured, iron-mineral and earthy with the Morgon-typical concentration and structure for medium-term ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

La Roche ('the rock') from Château des Jacques is Jadot's most mineral and structured Morgon climat: stony, dark-fruited and firmly built, reflecting the volcanic rocky soils of this parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Jadot's Morgon from the Les Charmes climat within Château des Jacques holdings: iron-mineral, earthy and structured, showing the volcanic depth of Morgon with Burgundian barrel precision.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Cote du Py Gamay from the volcanic-schist hill at the heart of Morgon. Dense, structured, with high acidity and an iron-mineral finish that rewards cellaring.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Structured Cote du Py Morgon from a reliable traditional producer. The volcanic schist soils give pronounced minerality and a firm tannic grip.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Pacalet's natural Morgon from the volcanic Côte du Py hill: deep kirsch and iron-mineral concentration, earthy tannin and a long, volcanic finish characteristic of this signature terroir.

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Duboeuf's single-domaine Morgon, sourced from the Jean Descombes estate on the Côte du Py: earthy, iron-mineral Gamay with concentration and the structure that distinguishes Morgon from other Beaujolais crus.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Classic Gang of Four old-vine Morgon: structured and mineral, with dark cherry and an iron-schist spine. Needs time to open but rewards patience.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Pizay's old-vine Morgon from deep-rooted Gamay on the volcanic schist: kirsch, iron and leather concentration with the structured, long finish characteristic of aged Morgon.

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Estate Moulin-a-Vent from the chateau adjacent to the appellation's signature windmill. Dense, structured Gamay from granite and manganese soils; one of the cru's more powerful expressions.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Old-family Moulin-a-Vent from the Diochon domaine, a long-established family producer. Old vines on granite and manganese soils give serious, age-worthy Gamay.

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Bold · Elegant

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Elegant

Dry · Bold · Elegant

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Rustic

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Duboeuf's Moulin-à-Vent from multiple selected parcels: structured, dark and mineral with the appellation's Pinot-like depth and firm ageing spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Jadot's flagship Moulin-à-Vent from Château des Jacques combines the manganese-rich granite soils with Burgundian barrel-ageing discipline: the resulting wine is Gamay at its most Pinot-like, with real ageing potential and deep mineral structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Vissoux's Moulin-à-Vent from the Trois Roches lieu-dit: Gamay at its most Pinot-like, with the appellation's distinctive manganese-mineral depth, firm structure and long ageing potential.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Ducroux's prestige Régnié from Demeter-certified biodynamic farming: deep cherry-and-clay concentration, wild-yeast complexity and firm mineral structure.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Elegant, fragrant and complex: black fruit, plum and blackberry with floral touches and waxy ageing notes, sweet spiced wood, liquorice, leather and coconut water.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep ruby with a complex nose of ripe black fruit, balsamic notes, fine spice and graphite; broad, silky and enveloping with polished tannin and a long, fresh close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Intense red with violet touches, powerful on the nose with blackberry and raspberry, framed by thirteen months in new French oak.

Dry · Contemplative · Savoury

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Savoury · Funky

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Cherry red with garnet rims, of medium to high intensity, showing candied forest fruits and vanilla tones over a complex, powerful structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic

Dark, bright and deep in colour and unmistakably varietal, with impressive fruit expression, fully ripe tannins and a long, earthy, elegant close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

The ripest wine in the range and the most Mediterranean in feel: voluptuous and unctuous, yet elegant in density, with glossy tannins and a silky texture.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Full bodied yet delicate: a fluid, direct wine whose texture carries the aromatics, with a long run across the palate that reads the Moncerbal site.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Elegant garnet in the glass, complex on the nose with forest fruits, liquorice, fennel and cigar box, then refined and silky across the palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Minerality leads, with balsamic notes, spice and the presence of mountain scrub, showing the rustic terroir of Dragonte alongside Mencía's finer side.

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Long, fresh and mineral, with black cherry, bilberry, lavender, India ink and graphite, a full body and round, juicy tannins with a bright finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Complex and markedly mineral, with plum, black cherry and orange peel, a complete body and soft, rounded tannins that close cleanly.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Dense and intense, with the power reined in by elegance: floral, precise, with fine tannins that speak of the sandy soils at Valtuille.

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The village wine of Corullón: power held in check by floral freshness and slate minerality, with a silky, refined texture from French oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

The prestige selection of Chateau de la Riviere, sourced exclusively from the estate's oldest Merlot vines in a single 1.5-hectare plot and aged entirely in new French oak. Produced only in the best vintages; a luxury expression of Fronsac terroir.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The second wine of Lafite shares the elegance and lead-pencil signature of the grand vin but with a higher Merlot component lending earlier approachability. Floral aromatic lift distinguishes it from heavier second wines.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The second wine of Ausone, sourced from the youngest Cabernet Franc and Merlot vines on the same limestone hillside. Crisp, elegant and distinctively mineral, with a fruity register that opens earlier than the grand vin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Merlot and Cabernet Franc from 27 classified hectares at the foot of Saint-Emilion's slope. Generous, opulent and structured, with dark cherry, violets and cedar complexity; certified organic from the 2021 vintage.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

From just 7 hectares of steep limestone slopes, Ausone is a wine of concentration, precision and mineral tension. Cabernet Franc dominates, giving iron-rich structure, dried-flower fragrance and an extraordinary seamless finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

From 16.5 hectares of ancient underground cellars carved into the limestone of Saint-Emilion's plateau, Beau-Sejour Becot offers silk and velvet textures with floral aromatics, dark fruits and a crushed-stone mineral lift. Recent vintages show increasing use of amphora for freshness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Premier Grand Cru Classe B from the Saint-Emilion limestone plateau. Owned by the Wertheimer family (Chanel), Canon produces Merlot-dominant blends of great classical finesse and ageing capacity, with cedar, mint and graphite precision.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Cabernet Franc-dominant Saint-Emilion of silky: violets and graphite on the nose, an opulent yet precise palate of black cherry and tobacco, seamless tannin structure and a finish of uncommon length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Merlot-dominant Pomerol with an unusually significant proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon giving structured backbone. Rich and concentrated with cassis, graphite, and leather; requires a minimum of 8-12 years in good vintages.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Saint-Estephe Deuxieme Cru Classe (1855) with an oriental spice and incense aromatic signature seldom found in Pauillac wines. Merlot-rich for Saint-Estephe, delivering suppleness alongside the appellation's characteristic mineral-tannic power.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The most Cabernet-dominant Right Bank premier cru in Bordeaux: near-equal thirds of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classe A in 2022. Combines peony and iris fragrance with electric energy, grainy Cabernet tannin and remarkable mineral length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Merlot-led first-growth Pessac-Leognan red combining cassis and graphite with earthy tobacco and cedar. Velvety tannins and exceptional length set it apart from Medoc peers.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

La Mission Haut-Brion combines the gravel terroir of Talence with intense, brooding dark fruit. Blackberry, scorched earth, and graphite underpin a structured, powerful palate with velvety tannins and a finish that rivals the great first growths.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The archetype of Pauillac first-growth: Cabernet-dominant, with penetrating lead pencil and cassis aromatics, precise fine-grained tannins, and a finish that evolves over decades.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Unique Pomerol with an equal Cabernet Franc-Merlot split giving a perfumed floral lift and structural precision rarely seen in the appellation. Biodynamic farming since 2014; produced from just 4.5 hectares on the Pomerol plateau.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic

Lynch-Bages consistently overperforms its Fifth Growth classification. A richer, more extrovert Pauillac than the first-growths, with cassis generosity, smoky tobacco, and a robust structure that ages beautifully over 20-30 years.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic

One of Saint-Estephe's most consistent and value-oriented estates, Meyney produces full-bodied, tannic wines with a distinctive spice and dark berry character. Notable for its high Petit Verdot content (10%) contributing structure and aromatic complexity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

The most opulent of the Pauillac first-growths; Mouton Rothschild emphasises blackcurrant concentration, dark chocolate, and an extrovert aromatic generosity that sets it apart from the pencil-mineral restraint of Lafite and Latour.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

From an estate documented since 1305 under Bertrand de Got (later Pope Clement V), one of the longest continuously documented vineyards in Bordeaux. Cabernet-and-Merlot blend delivering cassis, graphite, and tobacco with refined tannins; in great vintages approaches first-growth complexity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

From 42 hectares at Saint-Emilion's highest point (110m), Pavie delivers concentrated, structured Merlot-dominant blends with extraordinary mineral depth. Pairs elegance with considerable power; requires minimum 15 years to fully integrate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Known for its silky texture and unusually high 32% Merlot for a Left Bank estate, Pichon Lalande bridges the power of Pauillac with a suppleness and perfume reminiscent of Margaux. Louis Roederer ownership since 2006 has brought further precision.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Pauillac second-growth with an unusually high Cabernet Sauvignon proportion for the appellation. AXA Millesimes' investment since 1987 has lifted consistency dramatically; the 2022 vintage drew especially strong critical praise in bottle.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Pauillac Cinquieme Cru Classe (1855); achieved full Demeter biodynamic certification in 2014, an early date among classified Medoc estates. Distinctive use of amphorae alongside barrique ageing. The wines combine Pauillac's classical structure with a biodynamic freshness and earth energy distinctive to the estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Francois Mitjavile's Cotes de Bourg cult wine, modelled on the exacting principles of his Saint-Emilion estate Tertre-Roteboeuf: very late harvesting, low yields, and 100% new oak since 1996. Pushed the Cotes de Bourg to its quality ceiling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Pessac-Leognan Cabernet, Cru Classe de Graves rouge (1959 classification), elevated by the Cathiard family's acquisition in 1990. Cassis, graphite, and tobacco define a precise, structured palate; 60% new oak ageing adds cedar and spice. Reviewer-points tuples on scores array.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

From Saint-Emilion's highest plateau (over 100m), Troplong Mondot produces Merlot-dominant blends of great richness and depth. Thick and concentrated without being heavy; dark plum, coffee and stone character with remarkable ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Archetype of refined Saint-Julien: cassis and dark cherry on a bed of Gunzian gravel minerality, with perfectly integrated silky tannins and an exceptionally lengthy finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Timeless Saint-Julien classic: a Cabernet-dominant blend with classic Médoc pencil shavings, licorice and cassis, built for patience with rich powdery tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Classified Third Growth performing at first-growth level: extraordinary richness from an unusually high Merlot proportion, with Thomas Duroux's biodynamic conversion delivering added aromatic complexity and freshness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The great unclassified Médoc: Sociando-Mallet produces wines of classed-growth quality from Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, with muscular Cabernet-Merlot structure, minty cassis, and a distinctive saline minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A cuvée in its own right rather than a simple second wine: structured Saint-Julien Cabernet with its own distinct terroir personality from western parcels of the estate, offering outstanding value relative to the grand vin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

100% Cabernet Franc from two old-vine parcels aged 65-100 years at the pied de cote. Produced in tiny quantities (5-9 barriques) only in exceptional vintages, this is a monument to the iron-mineral potential of old Cabernet Franc on Saint-Emilion limestone.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

The second red of Haut-Brion, renamed from Bahans Haut-Brion in 2007. Merlot-dominated in most vintages with the same Pessac terroir as the grand vin, but more approachable in youth, showing red plum, blueberry, and mineral freshness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Made specifically from younger vines harvested earlier to preserve freshness. Le Petit Mouton shows a younger, more approachable face of the Mouton house style: cassis-driven, with cedar and gentle tobacco, earlier-drinking but still structured.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Micro-estate garagiste Pomerol with supremely hedonistic Merlot character: mocha-laced plum and violet aromatics, a voluptuous, fleshy palate, and remarkable concentration from just 400-600 cases per year.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Second wine of Latour from peripheral L'Enclos plots and younger vines, with a higher Merlot proportion than the grand vin. Retains Latour's mineral iron signature at a fraction of the price.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Elegant

Premium second wine of Pichon Baron introduced with the 2012 vintage. Merlot-dominant versus the Cabernet-heavy grand vin; since 2020, partially aged in amphora to add minerality and texture without excessive oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Second wine of Cos d'Estournel since 1994; previously sold as Marbuzet. Shows a more Merlot-forward profile than the grand vin, with the estate's distinctive spice character in a more accessible format.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Second wine of Chateau Margaux (1855 Premier Cru Classe), sharing the same subtle power and floral finesse as the grand vin while offering earlier accessibility.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

100% Merlot from 11.4 ha of blue clay at Pomerol's centre. Silk-and-velvet texture with truffle, chocolate, and dark cherry at its core; structurally imposing yet hedonistic, with a finish that stretches for minutes.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Pomerol's most Cabernet-Franc-inflected grand vin: 30% Cabernet Franc gives an aromatic lift and structural precision that sets VCC apart from Merlot-dominant peers. Sensuous and silky in great vintages, with decades of ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Paul Achs's Ried Altenberg site, certified bio respekt, powerful and multi-layered with fine tannin and Muschelkalk minerality on a compact, taut palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Ungerberg site, concentrated and spiced, part of Paul Achs's Lagen range.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Judith Beck's Pannobile bottling, carrying the producer group's shared designation for reds from indigenous varieties.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Bertholdi, styled as the family's grandfather figure, is Gut Oggau's dense Blaufränkisch red with grainy, mineral structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Das Phantom is Weingut K+K Kirnbauer's flagship cuvee, a Blaufränkisch-dominant blend with Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah, the estate's signature bottling since 1987.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Weingut Esterhazy's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch, structured and mineral from the estate's historic Trausdorf vineyards.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

BFG is Weingut Gager's top-tier Blaufränkisch, powerful and concentrated, part of the estate's premium red range.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Gager's Ried Fabian site, structured and accessibly priced.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Reserve-tier single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Gager's Ried Mitterberg site.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard reserve Blaufränkisch from the Creitzer site, structured and built for longer cellaring.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

G is Gesellmann's flagship Blaufränkisch-St. Laurent blend, deep ruby-garnet with violet reflections, powerful and juicy with fully ripe tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant

Gesellmann's hochberc is a varietal Blaufränkisch described by the estate as showing great finesse.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Alter Berg site, one of Gernot & Heike Heinrich's flagship Ried bottlings from the Gols/Leithaberg area.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Gabarinza is Gernot & Heike Heinrich's Bordeaux-leaning blend of Blaufränkisch with Zweigelt, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Heinrich's Pannobile bottling follows the group's charter, which requires member wines to be made from indigenous varieties; Blaufränkisch-led with Zweigelt.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Salzberg is one of Gernot & Heike Heinrich's top single-vineyard Blaufränkisch bottlings, dense and built for long cellaring.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Leo Hillinger's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch, structured and mineral, grown on the limestone slopes above Jois.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from IBY's Ried Dürrau site, structured and terroir-driven.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from IBY's Ried Hochäcker site, robust and multilayered with refined, supple tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Chevalier is one of IBY's premium Blaufränkisch bottlings, structured and built for the cellar.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from Weingut Juris's Ried Ungerberg site in Gols, structured and mineral.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Juris's reserve-tier Cabernet Sauvignon, dense and cedar-scented, aged longer in barrique than the estate's other reds.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Gold Reserve is Kirnbauer's premium single-varietal Blaufränkisch, structured and built for cellaring.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Point site, structured and concentrated, one of Kollwentz's top reds.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Krutzler's village Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch, cool and mineral-driven with dark fruit and herbal notes.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Perwolff is Weingut Krutzler's flagship old-vines Blaufränkisch, elegant and profound with exceptional ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Migsich's Grande Réserve Blaufränkisch, structured and full-bodied, the estate's premium red tier.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Moric's village-tier Blaufränkisch from Lutzmannsburg, precise and structured from old vines in Mittelburgenland.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Moric's village-tier Blaufränkisch from Neckenmarkt, structured and savoury, aged only in large neutral oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Reisenthal is Moric's top single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, dense and long from very old vines.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Comondor is Nittnaus's flagship red blend of Merlot, Blaufränkisch and Zweigelt, structured for the cellar.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Pittnauer's Altenberg Reserve is a Merlot, Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon blend from the Altenberg site in Gols, muscular and structured with blueberry, pepper, leather and dark-cherry character.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Attila is Claus Preisinger's premium red blend, concentrated and spiced, a step above the estate's Fruitloops and Paradigma tiers.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Bonsai is a Demeter-certified biodynamic red from Claus Preisinger, structured and built on Blaufränkisch.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Prieler's Leithaberg DAC Blaufränkisch shows ripe forest-berry fruit, a touch of blackberry jam, good complexity and a salty, mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Goldberg site, refreshing wild-cherry fruit with plenty of ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Ried Marienthal is Prieler's other flagship single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, concentrated and tightly woven with red-berry fruit and spice.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Cabernet Sauvignon from the Ried Ungerbergen site, deep and structured with blackberry, blueberry and dark-cherry fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Scheiblhofer's Neusiedlersee DAC Zweigelt, a fine blend of cherry and sour cherry, full-tannined and powerful through a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Schützenhof's Ried Saybritz is a single-vineyard Blaufränkisch made with the estate's hands-off cellar approach and organic viticulture.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Schützenhof's Ried Szapary is the estate's other named single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, organically farmed in the Eisenberg DAC zone.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Alte Reben (old vines) Blaufränkisch from Silvia Heinrich, concentrated with the depth mature vines bring.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Siglos is one of Silvia Heinrich's Bordeaux-leaning cuvees, structured and built around Blaufränkisch with Cabernet Sauvignon.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Ried Kirchberg Gloriette is Tinhof's top Blaufränkisch, from 60-year-old vines, profound and structured.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the Ried Gemärk site in Rust, fresh sour cherry and redcurrant fruit with a black-pepper edge.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Ried Oberer Wald is Triebaumer's other classic Blaufränkisch single-vineyard, showing sour cherry with bitter chocolate and juniper.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

A Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend from Triebaumer, forest-toned with resin, ivy and redcurrant notes.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Hammelwerk is Triebaumer's Syrah, peppery and smoky at first then silky and elegant, with forest-berry and cornelian-cherry fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Tridendron is Triebaumer's Merlot-led Bordeaux-style blend with Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon, showing blueberry, mulberry and bay leaf.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Umathum's Haideboden is a Blaufränkisch-led red cuvee named for the flat Heideboden plain around Frauenkirchen, structured and savoury.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Zweigelt from the Ried Hallebühl site, dark cherries and raspberries on the nose with cherry, chocolate and vanilla on a spicy, long palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Ried Reihburg is one of Uwe Schiefer's two flagship single-vineyard Blaufränkisch bottlings from the Eisenberg DAC zone, structured with schist-driven minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Ried Szapary is Uwe Schiefer's other flagship single-vineyard Blaufränkisch, structured and mineral from Eisenberg's schist soils.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Single-vineyard Blaufränkisch from the old Ried Saybritz site, made with lowest-intervention winemaking and real ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Wachter-Wiesler's village-tier Eisenberg DAC Blaufränkisch, terroir-focused and made with the estate's low-intervention approach.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Kirch is Weninger's Blaufränkisch from the Kirchholz site, fruitier and bolder than Hoch, sourced from sixty-year-old vines.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Say is Weninger's Blaufränkisch from the Saybritz site in Eisenberg, playful and finely woven with spiced plum and sour cherry, showing the schist soil's character.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A powerful, structured grand cru spanning two soil types, with dark fruit, iron and a firm, mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A powerful, brooding Bonnes-Mares with dark fruit, iron and a firm, ageworthy structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A structured, dark-fruited Bonnes-Mares with earth, spice and firm tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Powerful, brooding Chambertin in the Leroy style: concentrated black fruit, spice and a firm mineral spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The grand vin of Gevrey: powerful and structured, with dark fruit, spice and a long, mineral, age-worthy frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Biodynamic Chambertin of finesse and energy, with dark berry, spice and a saline, mineral lift.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

More perfumed and aristocratic than Chambertin itself, with rose, dark fruit and a silken, mineral length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Faiveley's flagship grand cru from old Clos de Beze vines, deep and perfumed with dark fruit and fine, firm tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A blend across the Corton hill's red climats, structured and dark with iron, spice and a firm frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The most delicate Dujac grand cru, all rose, red berry and silk over a fine mineral frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A finer, more perfumed Ponsot grand cru, with red fruit, spice and a savoury, mineral length.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A dense, structured Clos de Vougeot with dark fruit and earthy power in the Leroy idiom.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A rich, generous Clos de Vougeot with dark fruit, spice and a fleshy mid-palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

An elegant, perfumed Clos de Vougeot with red and black fruit and silky tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A dense, structured Clos de Vougeot from the estate's Vosne base, with dark fruit, spice and firm tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Whole-cluster Morey grand cru of perfume and spice, with red and black fruit and a savoury, herbal lift.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Ponsot's flagship from very old vines: powerful, savoury and long-lived, with dark fruit, earth and a mineral spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A more powerful, structured style from the Corton hill, with dark fruit, iron and firm tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A structured Corton red, with dark fruit, iron, spice and a firm, mineral frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A powerful Corton monopole, dark and structured with iron, spice and an ageworthy frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The most approachable DRC grand cru young, with bright red fruit, spice and supple texture.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Fragrant and silky Echezeaux with bright red fruit, rose and a fine mineral thread.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Structured and earthy, with dark cherry, spice and a firm, mineral backbone.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

DRC's other monopole: darker and more muscular than Romanee-Conti, with violet, black fruit and a spiced, savoury core.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A cooler, more savoury grand cru, with red and black fruit, herbs and a mineral, lacy finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A structured Corton red with dark fruit, iron and a firm, savoury palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Biodynamic Musigny of extraordinary perfume and depth, with floral lift over a dense, mineral core.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

From Roumier's roughly 0.1-hectare Musigny parcel: ethereal perfume over a deep, mineral core.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A tiny biodynamic Musigny, perfumed and silky with rose, red fruit and a mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A perfumed, silky Musigny from biodynamic vines, with rose, red fruit and a fine mineral depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The largest owner of Musigny makes its grandest wine from old vines: aristocratic perfume over a profound, mineral core.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The most opulent and broad-shouldered of the DRC reds, with dense black fruit, spice and a velvety, generous palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Opulent and dense Vosne grand cru, layering black fruit, spice and earth over a velvety frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Plush, deeply fruited Richebourg shaped by the Henri Jayer school, with dark berry, spice and polished tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The Vosne monopole at its most ethereal: rose, spice and dark berry layered over a silken, near-weightless palate of extraordinary persistence.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The most delicate and lacy DRC grand cru, all rose, red berry and silk over fine-grained tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Pure, finely chiselled Gevrey grand cru with dark cherry, spice and a mineral, lifted finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

A prestigious old-vine red from a once-abandoned terraced vineyard, dense and mineral with graphite and savoury spice, built for long ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Portugal's most signature dry red, made only in exceptional years from Douro Superior fruit: a structured, ageworthy wine with cedar, tobacco and a long mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

A refined, Bordeaux-influenced Douro red from the Symington and Prats partnership: silky and polished, prizing elegance and freshness over power.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A plush, approachably fruited Vintage Port from one of the oldest Port houses, built around the Quinta da Roeda estate.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Symington home estate at Pinhao, made in years Dow's does not declare a classic Vintage, in the drier Dow's house style.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

The driest of the classic Vintage Ports, built around Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira fruit, with a firm structure and a notably dry, savoury finish.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A structured Vintage Port from Portugal's most historic native house, with concentrated dark fruit and a firm ageing spine.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A single-quinta Vintage Port from Fonseca's source estate in the Tavora valley, declared in off years, with the house's opulent black fruit and minty lift.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Fonseca's Vintage is the lush, exotically fruited counterpoint to Taylor's: opulent black fruit and a perfumed minty lift over firm structure.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

The richest and sweetest of the classic Vintage Ports, built on the warm Malvedos and Tua fruit, with opulent black fruit over a firm spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Niepoort's flagship old-vine Douro red, from very old field-blend vineyards: concentrated yet fresh, with graphite minerality and fine-grained structure for long ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

A pioneering elegant Douro red from old field-blend vines, fresh and mineral with red-fruit purity and savoury spice rather than weight.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

A classic, fresh-styled Vintage Port from this artisan family house, with pure black fruit, fine tannins and a notably fresh, lifted structure.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A well-priced single-quinta Vintage Port from this family producer at Sao Joao da Pesqueira, with black fruit and a firm structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

A concentrated, oak-aged Cima Corgo red from the Amorim estate, structured and fresh with dark fruit and cedar spice.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Quinta Nova's top old-vine red, dense and mineral with cedar and graphite, made only in the best years.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

The flagship old-vine red from the Gaivosa estate in the cooler Baixo Corgo, structured and mineral with a long fresh finish.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Pacheca estate, with black fruit and a firm structure for ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

A polished estate red from the large historic Romaneira property between Pinhao and Alijo, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and cedar spice.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A fresh single-quinta Vintage Port from the riverside La Rosa estate, with black fruit and a firm structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

A benchmark old-vine field-blend Douro red, ripe yet structured, balancing dark fruit and savoury spice with the estate's signature freshness and ageability.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

A single-vineyard old-vine field blend from a plot of pre-1920 vines, dense and structured yet fresh, with graphite minerality and a long savoury finish built for the cellar.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Crasto estate, fresh and structured with concentrated black fruit.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

One of the rarest and most legendary wines in the world, from a tiny block of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines, declared only in exceptional years and capable of ageing for generations.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant

A pure, elegant single-quinta Vintage Port from the famous Pinhao estate, with fine tannins and graphite-edged black fruit built to age.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

An award-winning oak-aged red from the Pego estate above the river at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured with dark fruit and cedar.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

An oak-aged Pinhao valley red, ripe and structured with dark fruit and cedar, from the architect-designed Portal estate.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A single-quinta Vintage Port from Sandeman's flagship Cima Corgo estate at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured for ageing.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

An organic single-quinta Vintage Port from the Tedo-Douro confluence, with black fruit and a firm ageing structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

One of Portugal's most sought-after dry reds, from the historic Douro Superior estate where Barca Velha was born: powerful yet refined, with cedar, graphite and a long structured finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Vallado's flagship old-vine Douro red, named for Dona Antonia Adelaide Ferreira: concentrated and structured yet fresh, from low-yielding old vines.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

An old-vine field-blend Reserva, ripe and structured with savoury spice and the estate's hallmark freshness.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A powerful single-quinta Vintage Port from the grand Douro Superior estate, foot-trodden in granite lagares, with dense black fruit and a mineral, ageworthy structure.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A structured Vintage Port from one of the most recognised Port houses, with concentrated black fruit and a firm spine for ageing.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Taylor's declared Vintage is the firm, structured benchmark of the style: dense black-fruit concentration over grippy tannins built for decades in bottle.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Vista Alegre estate near Pinhao, with black fruit and a firm structure.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant

The most elegant and floral of the Symington Vintages, built on Quinta da Cavadinha fruit, with fine tannins and a fresh, perfumed character.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

The wine that launched Wine & Soul, from a tiny plot of ancient field-blend vines at Vale de Mendiz: dense and mineral yet fresh, a benchmark of the modern Douro.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

The cooperative's Reserva: ruby coloured, fruity and attractive on the nose, intense in the mouth with the assertive tannins of its varieties.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

A heady varietal Touriga: tulip, bergamot and tangerine over eucalyptus and cigar box, with an opulent, ripe-tannined palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

Violet in colour with an intense, complex bouquet: florals and wild berries balanced by a bergamot citrus lift, elegant and fresh with firm but smooth tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Touriga Nacional dominant and drawn from a fifty-year-old granite plot and a younger clay one: elegance, freshness and aromatic richness.

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep red with forest fruit lifted by chocolate and coffee, highly structured and complex, the cooperative's flagship red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Purple-ruby with youthful flecks, complex on the nose with forest fruit, pine needles, resin and spice, long and structured in the mouth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Intense garnet, with an aromatic balance between violet and rosemary alongside mocha and chocolate, long and powerful in the mouth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

From centenarian vines: sour cherry and floral Touriga notes with chocolate, vanilla and toast, and a polished, mentholated palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Almost opaque ruby, four years between tank and barrel before bottle: ripe black fruit and spice over integrated wood, powerful but polished with a mineral close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Single-parcel Touriga Nacional off half a hectare planted in 1950: exuberant wild red fruit with balsamic and vanilla nuance, concentrated but held by elegant acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A half Baga, half Touriga Nacional pairing across two vineyards: vigorous and stony, with fine tannins and a long stony close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Concentrated garnet with purple flashes: high-toned violet and bergamot with plum and a soft balsamic trace, velvety and grand in the mouth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Very ripe fruit reading as fine preserve, balanced against neatly drawn barrel notes, with a satin texture and dense, noble tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Ruby with violet tints, red fruit with toast and smoke in a field where floral aromas dominate, lively and firmly built for the table.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Intense in very ripe red fruit with toasted and dried-fruit notes, the Grande Reserva red of a Nelas estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep garnet with purple lights and an unusually wide aromatic sweep, from berry fruit through menthol and camphor to earl grey and cocoa, intense but very fresh.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Two years in barrel by variety before blending, dark and spicy, with cocoa and vanilla behind blackcurrant and pine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

A single-vineyard field blend from the Peach Tree parcel where every variety is interplanted: deep, blackcurrant-and-pine scented, with oak-given vanilla and chocolate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Varietal Touriga Nacional in large-format French oak: violets and pine needles over red fruit, with chocolate from the wood and firm tannin under it.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Garnet with violet reflections: blackberry and blueberry with menthol and fine spice, velvety and intense in the mouth with a mineral close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Garnet with violet reflections: blackberry and blueberry with menthol and bergamot, velvety and grand in the mouth, with a long mineral close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

A rare high-altitude Alfrocheiro whose tannins the estate describes as firm but very delicate and structuring rather than heavy.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Violets in the nose with the black spice and quartz-like wet granite of altitude, carried by the variety's natural acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Fragrant and true to the variety, with black cherry, violets and forest aromas of good intensity, then a full body, present but polished tannin and a dry, savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Cabernet Sauvignon-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Cabernet Sauvignon-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Cabernet Sauvignon-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Cabernet Sauvignon-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Syrah-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Syrah-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Syrah-driven red; full-bodied with firm tannin, medium acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Maurizio Zanella's Bordeaux blend named after the founder, vinified at Erbusco and matured 18 to 24 months in French barriques. Blackcurrant and graphite aromatics with firm tannin and a long cedar finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's flagship red, blending the three indigenous Friulian reds (Refosco, Schioppettino, Pignolo). Black plum, tobacco and graphite over a fine grainy tannin and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Bordeaux-blend Friulian red from Bressan. Cabernet Franc-led blend matured in large Slavonian oak botti in the traditional house style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's Bordeaux blend from the Gorizia hillside, with no added yeast and four years in Slavonian botti. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral dusty tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Franco Toros's serious Collio Merlot with 18-24 months in barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin and iron mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Indigenous Pignolo from Oslavia, fermented in qvevri and aged six years in Slavonian botti. Dried black cherry and leather over a graphite, firm-tannin core with the distinctive amphora signature.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Merlot-led Bordeaux blend vinified in qvevri the Gravner way. Black plum and violet aromatics with leather and iron mineral over a firm tannin spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The Bensa family Bordeaux blend from the Oslavia ponca slopes. Black plum and leather over an iron mineral core and dusty firm tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Indigenous Schioppettino with the variety's signature white-and-black-pepper aromatics. La Tunella's Schioppettino is one of the modern references for the revived Friulian indigenous red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Indigenous Pignolo from the family's Rocca Bernarda holdings, aged 36 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over the variety's signature firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's flagship Friulian red, a three-variety blend (Refosco, Merlot, Pignolo) with extended barrique ageing. Black plum and leather over a firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Single-vineyard Merlot from the Calvari plot at Buttrio. Miani's flagship red, considered by critics one of Italy's reference Merlots for its structure and ageworthiness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Indigenous Pignolo from the Oslavia ponca slopes vinified the Radikon natural-wine way. Dried black cherry, leather and graphite over a firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso aged 18 months in barrique. Black plum and violet over a firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso from the Rapuzzi family's Cialla holdings, aged in large Slavonian botti rather than barrique. Black plum and tobacco over a fine grainy tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

The Rapuzzi family's flagship Schioppettino di Cialla. The Rapuzzi rescued Schioppettino from near-extinction in the 1970s, planting the first new Schioppettino vineyards at Cialla (Prepotto) since the variety nearly died out. Their work led to the Schioppettino di Prepotto sub-denomination.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

The estate's Bordeaux blend named Cjarandon (Friulian for the local plum). Black plum, leather and graphite over a fine grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

The estate's Bordeaux blend (Merlot + Cabernet Sauvignon) with 18 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over a fine grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Specogna's Pignolo from the Rocca Bernarda holdings, aged 36 months in barrique. Black plum and leather over the variety's signature firm grainy tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso aged 18 months in barrique. Black plum and violet over a firm grainy tannin, the estate's serious Refosco statement.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky

Single-parcel long-skin-contact Vitovska from Vodopivec. Solo is the cellar's top cuvée from a single Carso parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold

High-end Corbieres-Boutenac of Ollieux Romanis from manually-harvested grapes; Carignan-led with Grenache and Mourvedre, structured for long ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Mourvedre-led Minervois of Borie de Maurel - the 'enchantress'; structured, wild and savoury with iron and warm spice.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Syrah-Mourvèdre cuvée from Château Coujan's calcareous parcels. Peppery notes and leather; structured Saint-Chinian.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The single-parcel cuvée from a sandstone-and-schist terroir east of Jonquieres; precise, structured and built to age 10 to 15 years from a top vintage.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Wild Syrah-led Berlou schist cuvée; a micro-production of about 1,200 bottles in the best vintages. Sweet spice from the Orient and the New World.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Elegant

Syrah-Grenache from Lascaux's calcareous Pic Saint-Loup plots. Carra (the pre-Roman word for stone) honours the limestone underfoot.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Syrah-led flagship of Ollier-Taillefer, four-grape blend. Aged in French oak with only 15% new wood to preserve terroir over wood character.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Syrah-led mid-tier Saint-Chinian from Mas Champart's argilo-calcareous Bousquet plateau. Precise and controlled style; rewards 90 RVF points.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold

Mourvedre-based prestige La Clape of Pech-Celeyran with Syrah and Grenache; emphasis on garrigue and pine notes from the coastal massif terroir.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Syrah-Mourvèdre-Grenache from selected Faugères schist plots at 250-350m. Velvety, deep, powerful but fresh. Cistus refers to the rock-rose plant emblematic of the schist garrigue.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Mas Champart's flagship cuvee since 2000: 65% Mourvedre from massale selection originating at Domaine Tempier (Bandol), blended with 70-110 year-old Carignans and Grenache, aged 85% in demi-muid.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Rare 100% Syrah parcel cuvée of La Negly from a tiny plot. Single-parcel yield of 10-15 hl/ha, with retail prices typically EUR 180-350 per bottle.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Copa Santa hails from the historic Méjanelle terroir near Montpellier - Syrah-Grenache aged in barrel for the long haul.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Anniversary cuvée marking four centuries of Pennautier history (the estate dates to 1620); Atlantic-Mediterranean blend with extended barrique ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

The estate red of Sylvain Fadat, drawn from the Aupilhac lieu-dit at Montpeyroux. Mourvedre-led with great complexity on the nose and palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Cuvee exception of Daumas Gassac, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the original 1972 vines. Produced in 2,000 bottles per top vintage; structured with backbone of freshness and powerful tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Carignan-led flagship of Voulte-Gasparets, named for a family ancestor. Rich expressive nose with prune and spice, peppered garrigue notes; ample, balanced palate with silky tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The flagship 'mythic' cuvée of Borie de Maurel; Syrah-Grenache-Mourvedre with structured tannin and long ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Premium Minervois cuvée of Oupia from a selection of old-vine best plots, aged 20 months in Bordeaux barriques; more elegant and restrained than Tradition with similar dark berries and spicy aromas.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Gabrielle de Spinola is Château Coujan's barrel-aged flagship Saint-Chinian. Syrah-led with Grenache and Mourvèdre; long-aged in French oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Mourvedre-Syrah from Hortus's two opposing terroirs at the foot of the limestone cliffs. The Orliac family's flagship cuvee at Domaine de l'Hortus since the early 1990s.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Cébène's flagship and the only cuvée to age in oak. Mourvèdre-led for the long haul, from north-facing Faugères schist parcels.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Grand Vin red of Hospitalet from the best plots of Syrah, Mourvedre and Grenache Noir; each variety vinified separately and blended in February before 12-month barrel ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Prestige cuvée of Hospitalet from a rocky parcel dominated by wind and sun; old vines of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre on the La Clape limestone.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Mid-tier biodynamic Faugères from Léon Barral, named Jadis (formerly). Carignan-Syrah-Grenache from schist; cement and old oak. A cellar wine in the making.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Mourvedre-dominated prestige cuvée of La Negly from very old vines; parcel selection yielding tiny harvests of 10-15 hl/ha. Named for the chateau's historic 18th-century identity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Grand cuvée of Pennautier in AOC Cabardes; an Atlantic-Mediterranean Cabernet-Merlot-Syrah-Grenache blend with elegant full-bodied palate, red and black fruit, undergrowth and tobacco.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Balanced and expressive top cuvée of Aupilhac; cinnamon, white pepper and ginger notes with raspberry and gooseberry fruit. Built to age.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic

Mas Bruguière's flagship Pic Saint-Loup red. Syrah-led with Mourvèdre lending structure, aged in French oak. Built for the long haul.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Flagship Terrasses du Larzac of La Peira, a 60/40 Syrah-Grenache blend; full-bodied with smoked black fruit, ground pepper, graphite, garrigue, lavender and truffle notes, sweet integrated tannin and a long mineral finish per producer tasting notes spanning 2005-2020 vintages.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The prestige Terrasses du Larzac of Sauvageonne; Syrah-Grenache-Mourvedre selection from the highest-quality parcels with extended barrique ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Syrah-led flagship of Bergerie du Capucin, aged 16-18 months in 400-litre barrels. Generous and structured, with dark fruit, vanilla and cocoa register.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Grenache-led second wine of La Peira with 25% Syrah and smaller parts of Mourvedre, Cinsault and Carignan; fragrant, fine, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Pure old-vine Carignan from Aupilhac; slightly smoky with aromas of black fruit and liquorice. A reference for the variety in the Languedoc.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Elegant

Syrah-dominant cuvée from Cazeneuve's clay-limestone scree soils. Ample and balanced; rewards 2-5 years of cellaring before optimal drinking.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Rustic