Enjoy a fabulous showcase of exciting reds that you will be thrilled to share over Chinese New Year.
In the reds, taste Gold-winning Domaine La Lirande Syrah 2022 from the Languedoc and compare it to the rich and structured from Le Bourg Bordeaux NV while there’s also juicy and food friendly Nostro Posto Nero d'Avola 2023 from Sicily. The multi-awarded Q Malbec 2021 is one to savour with a steak as is the Bodegas Fernando Castro Raíces Gran Reserva 2017 from Spain, finally be seduced by Il Brutto Negroamaro Primitivo 2022, a rich and ripe blend of Primitivo and Negroamaro from Italy. This really is a wine tour of global proportions. And look at the price!
Bordeaux winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua likes to challenge the rules and here he's taken two cuvées of delicious Merlot from two vintages – the deliciously ripe 2022 and the fresher notes of 2021. Dark, velvety black fruits, with a light touch of oak.
Pure Syrah is rarely found solo in the wines of the Languedoc-Roussillon; it's usually reserved for the pricy reds of the northern Rhône. From a small family domaine and vineyards close to Corbières, this has dark, smoky black fruit and spice.
Valdepeñas in central Spain has long been renowned for the quality of its fine, long-aged, traditional reds. Even then, Raices 2017 is a stand out – a Gran Reserva Tempranillo aged 18 months in French and American oak barrels, now deliciously mellow.
Johnnie Q is a larger-than-life winemaker with a wealth of experience, out to prove that Australia can succeed as much with Malbec as Argentina. He's certainly made his mark with this four-Golds red. Lots of deep plum and berry with a lift of spice.