Italy

Carefully fermented at low temperatures in steel tanks, to avoid too much extraction, this perky juice then spends 6 months in oldish barrels which really helps smooth this out and gives the super sleek feel and racy dri...(read more)

Bright fresh fruits, raspberry, blueberry and cherry flesh. Sleek and joyous in the mouth with fresh woodland fruits, boysenberry and damson, some cocoa powder adding complexity.

An old variety from the north of the region, a high yielder that is finding favour again. Name means 'little donkey'. Six months in American oak. Mid crimson. Sweet-smelling, a suggestion of cough linctus. Much more mark...(read more)

Just such a sleek and supple style, filled with woodland fruits, briar, plum and fragrant herbs. Lovely feel and grip, lots of ripe berry fruit in the core, then delicate aniseed and herbs. Great with stews, roasts and o...(read more)

95% Sangiovese, 5% Syrah. Rocky soils, and low pH in the wines. Aged in concrete and then in bottle. Mid ruby. Savoury, lightly smoky dark-red fruit with a slight savoury/meaty quality (but clean). Smooth, gently chewy t...(read more)

Beautiful perfume of strawberries, cherries and a whiff of mocha. Palate is juicy and succulent with gently ripe, silky red fruits notes. Bright and sleek on the palate with 'just enough' freshness and structure. Well po...(read more)

Oliviero tells us that Refosco is really not easy to grow, you must be very cautious about the maturity of the grapes. Not all the bunch matures evenly and so you usually have to chop the bottom of the bunches off.. So t...(read more)

Andrea Oberto has been turning out an incredible array of wines for many years now and this, his 2022 Dolcetto, is just another example of his brilliance. Dolcetto can be seen as a bit of a workhorse for many estates, bu...(read more)

From the wonderful Raffaella Bissoni and her beautiful farm up in the hills of Emilia-Romagna, this is always so much fun, sleek and pure with cherry, tobacco, plum and mocha aromas and flavours. Watch out big name Sangi...(read more)

In 2021 Piero has updated the blend for his stalwart release, Il Labirinto. This year he is introducing 40% of Merlot to his homegrown Sangiovese. As ever, all the fruit here is grown organically and handled gently in th...(read more)

Gloriously fragrant and bold with black cherry and blackberry fruit, notes of roses and violets and a hint of mocha and delicate spice. The palate is mouthfilling and embued with sleek black fruit richness, a bright acid...(read more)