Products tagged with 'red wine'

Cinsault is such a bright star in South Africa modern firmament. Crushed for flavour not colour, this 40 year old unirrigated bush vine wine sucks only from the rocks underground. Bright, expressive and gently savoury on the nose. Along with its blushing hue, the palate rewards with fresh pomegranate flavour and acidity, savoury gamey notes, and a bright, beating heart of cherry ripe fruit. Slightly chilled with pink duck, pink lamb or carpaccio of beef, this is a beautifully defined expression of South Africas most achingly fashionable varietal.

Warm, ripe fruit and cedary spice on the nose with dense cassis and bramble fruit aromas. Concentrated plum and berry flavours are nicely complemented by subtle oak characters, notes of bitter chocolate and firm but fine tannins. A satisfying, mature wine with character, structure and balance.

A vibrant, expressive nose of crushed fruits, black cherry, wild plum and blackberry, with brown spice and star anise. Generous and richly fruity with concentrated damson fruit backed by juicy acidity and a savoury mid palate with subtle, gently spicy oak. The mouthfilling fruit is offset by fine tannins on a fresh, sappy finish.

Black pepper and spice on the nose, complemented by aromas of ripe black fruits, wild flowers, dried herbs and lightly smokey notes. The palate is fresh and supple, with ripe plum and black cherry fruit and hints of cocoa. Bright acidity and firm, ripe tannins balance the taut, concentrated fruit leading to a stony minerality on the long, savoury finish.

A bright and juicy Merlot with an attractively ripe, red berry nose. A rounded spicy palate with generous plum and hedgerow fruit flavours leading to a fresh, gently spicy finish.

A dense and youthful colour with aromas of cassis, red cherry and lightly herbal notes. On the palate the wine is fresh and supple with upfront red berry fruit offest by fine tannins.

Vega Sicilia Pintia is a prestigious Spanish red wine that embodies elegance and tradition. Hailing from the renowned Vega Sicilia winery in the Toro region, this wine showcases the unique character and exceptional quality of the area. Aged in French oak barrels, Pintia offers a complex and intense experience to the discerning wine connoisseur. It displays a deep red color and exudes aromas of black fruits, spices, and hints of oak. On the palate, Pintia delights with its rich, velvety texture and subtle notes of tobacco, vanilla, and licorice. This full-bodied wine with a refined finish is a testament to the exceptional winemaking skills employed by Vega Sicilia.

Its fresh, vibrant, positively thrumming with sappy wiry fruit with a bright mineral palate, cranberry fruit and a long, essential finish.

Full yet elegant with bramble fruits and also some earth and meaty aromas. The palate is structured and well balanced with fresh red fruit characters, gently spicy notes, fine tannins and a refreshing natural acidity.

A harmonious blend that combines the spiciness of Syrah, the fresh fruits of Petit Verdot and the juiciness from Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The beginning is fresh and fruity with good acidity, evolving into riper flavours with lightly herbaceous notes. Elegant tannins and fine, bright acid on the finish.

Plummy aromas with a faint hit of barbecued meat. The palate is full and rich with slightly rustic yet moreish tannins and an impressively long finish.

From maritime vineyards in Marlboroughs south easterly extremes in the Blind River Valley. We exploit this coastal fruit by capturing a breezy finesse over the classic cranberry and wild strawberry aromas giving us a wine with enough bite and texture to be foody but with enough generosity of fruit to be a delicious glass on its own. A lick of oak in the winemaking lends a little soothing creaminess to the whole.

This Pinot Noir reveals a bright nose of fresh cherries and raspberry jelly. On the palate theres dark cherry flavours with a lick of oak.

From an old company established in 883, this wine shows all that experience with wonderful aromas, flavours of black fruits, green olives and hints of herbs. Complexity is added by luscious toasted oak, the finish soft and rich.

Smooth and lush with ripe blackberries and spice; silky and showing bright acidity and a long, juicy finish; a nicely balanced wine.