Red Wine
While some of us may be eternal summer children, lamenting the colder days of the year, there is always a silver lining to every storm cloud – and in our case, it just happens to be in the form of red wine. From Cabernet to Carménère and Pinot Noir to Pineau d’Aunis, explore the best red wines for winter – guaranteed to pair with your heartier dishes and fluffier blankets.
CHATEAU LA GARDE ROUGE PESSAC LEOGNAN
Forward, fresh, earthy, dark cherry-filled wine with additional nuances of smoke, coffee and tobacco leaf on the nose and palate. Just a year or two will bring on more secondary character here.
CHATEAU LA GARDE ROUGE GD VIN PESSAC LEOGNAN 2015
61% Merlot,33% Cabernet Sauvignon,4% Cabernet franc,2% Petit verdot. This is a stylish wine, with acidity, firm tannins and layers of blackberry and black-currant fruits.
CHATEAU CAMBON LA PELOUSE 2015
Medium to dark ruby in colour. Ripe fruit and plenty of oak on the nose. Similar on the palate, ripe red and dark fruit and plenty of oak, with good acidity, firm tannin and good to very good length."
CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES 2003
An incredibly fresh, lively 2003 (the pH is only 3.6 and the alcohol is 13.1%), this wine offers a dense ruby/purple color along with full body and a remarkable nose of black currants, kirsch, lead pencil shavings and vanilla. Opulent, full-bodied an
CHATEAU MONTROSE 2008
Dense purple colour followed by gorgeously sweet black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with loamy, earthy, forest floor notes, a floral component and a long, full-bodied finish.
CHATEAU TALBOT
A racy wine, with complex marks of Havana tobacco and licorice, classically delicious without ever the slightest hint of austerity.
BEAUJOLAIS FLEURIE ROUGE PIERRE PONNELLE 75CL
Bright ruby red in colour. Scents of cherries, berries, flowers and herbs. Silky taste with a nice balance between the fruit and the acidity.
CLOS ST ANTONIN CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2017
Aromas of black raspberries, rose petals and pepper emerge from this cuvée. With a medium-bodied body, a growing minerality, a homogeneous texture and beautiful fruits, this Châteauneuf-du-Pape offers a beautiful finale.
CLOS ST ANTONIN COTES DU RHONE TRADITION 2017
Kirsch, blackberry, garrigue and floral aromas emerge from this medium-bodied Côtes du Rhône, with ripe tannins, a beautiful density and a beautiful finish.
CLOS ST ANTONIN COTES DU RHONE VILLAGES PLAN DE DIEU 2015
The Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu reveals a deeper ruby color as well as notes of ripe black raspberry, black cherry, melted liquorice and scorched earth. It is rich, powerful and concentrated, with a lot of depth, which is the hallmark of t
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE SAINT GEORGES 1ER CRU THOREY 2016
Pure and fresh, red berries and spice aromas, slightly woody, full-bodied and rich, coherent, slightly mineral flavors, firm tannins powerful.
DOMAINE DE MONTILLE VOLNAY 1ER CRU LES BROUILLARDS 2016
Pale ruby just a bit of brown showing. Red currant and black smoky tea, slight soapiness to the palate from the granitic terrior, darker fruit almost red plums.
GRAZIE MILLE NERO DÁVOLA
Ruby red colour and aromas of: redcurrant, blackberry, and ripe plum. It is medium-bodied with medium acidity, and flavours of blackberry and plum. It has an earthy aftertaste with medium finish
CHATEAU GLORIA
Rich and bold, the wine is dark maroon. It’s not shy, with big blackcurrant fruit. There is an energy on the mid-palate, real vitality. It finishes with silky fruit and grippy tannins.
CHATEAU MARJOSSE
Beautiful bright and intense purple color with purple hues. The nose expresses candied, cherry and ripe fruit with grilled and elegant woody notes. The palate, supple and round on the attack, reveals a pretty fruity flesh with good tannins, round and
CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE SAINT JULIEN
Deep in colour, truffle, tobacco, herbs, cigar box and dark red fruits are already in play. The wine is full-bodied, deep, concentrated with a non-stop wave of black fruit that adds another dimension. Clearly this is polished, powerful, elegant and f
CHATEAU CAMBON LA PELOUSE 2016
Medium to dark ruby in colour. Ripe fruit and plenty of oak on the nose. Similar on the palate, ripe red and dark fruit and plenty of oak, with good acidity, firm tannin and good to very good length."
CHATEAU DU TERTRE
Ultra ripe fruit (BlackBerry and prune), eucalyptus, mint, leather... layered and aristocratic.
CHATEAU LAFON ROCHET
Tight and classic aromas with darker redberry fruit, heavy flower bed, dark stone, light stable, leather and wood. Pretty full-bodied wine that offers itself with more freshness that the aroma image should indicate. Powerful with great redberry fruit
CHATEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE
A big black-cherry and bitter-chocolate nose leads into a rich, concentrated palate, where the fruit easily holds sway over the powerful, dry tannins.
CHATEAU TALBOT
A racy wine, with complex marks of Havana tobacco and licorice, classically delicious without ever the slightest hint of austerity.
CHATEAU TROTANOY POMEROL
Exudes extraordinary notes of minerals, forest floor, sweet black currants and black cherry jam along with floral notes and graphite. Very full-bodied, with silky tannins and a fabulous opulence and palate presence.
CHATEAU BEAUMONT HAUT-MEDOC
Beaumont produces medium to full bodied, dry, well-balanced clarets, with firm but supple tannins, and wonderful cassis-scented, sweet, black fruit. Quintessential gentlemen's claret.
CHATEAU BEL-AIR JEAN & GABRIEL LUSSAC ST-EMILLION
Deep garnet, dark purple tints. Delightful nose of black fruits, caramel, spice and toast notes. Velvety attack leading into a supple, full, powerful palate with expressive aromas and upfront tannins. Spice-driven finish.
