Giovanni Rosso, Serra, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2012
This is a sophisticated Nebbiolo with classic notes of strawberry, rose petal and violets floating on top of grippy tannins...
This is a sophisticated Nebbiolo with classic notes of strawberry, rose petal and violets floating on top of grippy tannins...
This is a Pinot Noir made for pleasure. It has beguiling vegetal notes and a great combination of leafy fruit...
This is a rich and luscious red wine with oodles of sweet black fruit and ripe berry characters...
What a splendid discovery! Mainly from the Carricante grape, aromas of acacia honey plus apricot and ripe melon sing out.
True balance between purity, concentration and precision. This has all the classic Grüner Veltliner characteristics...
A lovely Gamay, made in a very positive, natural style. Lots of complexity, interest and purity, along with an appealing farmyard character...
Very well made with complexity, depth and concentration. There is a lovely note of violet on the nose and palate, along with sweet fruit...
A classic example of a beautiful Riesling; roasted peach and lime on the nose translate smoothly onto the palate...
A remarkable ochre hue in the glass gives way to vibrant grapey aromas, floral notes and hints of honey...
Very precise with great purity as well as being vivid and punchy. This Riesling is all about limes...
This is starting to show some real Riesling development on the nose and palate with confit lemon and that classic petrol note...
The concentration of this wine is impressive. A very complex, individual style with a dense palate bursting with crunchy red plums, black fruit and cedar oak.
A good value, well made Champagne. Elegant aromas of ripe apple, while on the palate it is creamy with good weight and a nice zesty, refreshing finish.
Made from premier cru rated grapes, this has a distinct autolytic character on the palate, with rich brioche and baked apple sensations...
A refined nose of ripe apples. The palate shows a dry, crisp style with some creaminess, attractive orchard fruit flavours and a chalky mineral, fresh finish.
Winemaker Arnold Holzer and his brother Mathias are the fourth generation of this family owned winery...
Chianti Riservas undergo longer ageing in oak than standard Chianti. This has black cherry fruits on the palate, with a tannic grippiness...
Pecorino is a white grape that deserves to be more popular than it currently is. This particular wine, from the Abruzzo region in central Italy, offers vibrant lemon juice and lemon zest flavours accompanied by a hint of nuttiness...
A Grenache-heavy blend showing dark fruit and assorted spices on the nose. The palate is full of cherry fruit followed by darker, brambley fruit...
The maritime climate in Stellenbosch allows some lovely expressions of Sauvignon to be produced...
This typically Chilean wine features flavours of green bell pepper and blackberry, with loads of tingling, peppery spice...
Made by Allegrini, you can expect this to be a good quality Pinot Grigio, and it is definitely a long way from the bulk juice we often see on supermarket shelves - and for less than £10...
A low alcohol wine is always useful for the party season, and thankfully this is a pleasant drop that expresses its Sauvignon Blanc character well...
With an eye-catching label and plenty of lovely cranberry and other red fruit flavours, without any accompanying sweetness, this is more grown up than it first seems...
From 55- to 88-year-old vines, vinified and aged in 600-litre barrels....
From a site on Seneca Lake, this Riesling shows the precision...
This is a festive bargain, says our tasting director...