Fruity Reds

6 Bottles of Tenute Fiorebelli Cabaletta Rosso Trevenezie

A deliciously rich yet supple red that's perfect to enjoy along side hearty, rustic Italian cuisine.

Intense ruby-red colour with a complex bouquet reminiscent of prunes, cherries and redcurrants.  The oak ageing adds a pleasant roasted and spicy aroma. On the palate it is full-bodied, supple and well-balanced with a long finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

ABV: 13%

Grapes:  70% Corvina, 20% Rhondinella, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon

Food Match: Great with Antipasto like cured meats and olives, but equally as good with hearty bean and beef stews.

A great introduction to Cypriot red wine: soft, juicy, supple and super easy drinking.

Country: Cyprus

Region:  PGI Paphos

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Lefkada, Syrah and Cabernet Franc

Food match: Grilled meat or pastitsio (traditional Greek beef mince and pasta dish)

Country: Portugal

Region: Lisbon

Grapes: 

ABV: 13%

Winemaker Andre is always interested in experimenting with new and old methods. He is the 5th generation of winemakers at Quinta do Montalto, the farm has 15Ha of Vineyards grown with organic certification since 1997 in Clay and Chalk soils under the Lisbon DOC Encostas D’Aire.

Aromas of fresh red cherries with a hint of cocoa powder. Medium bodied on the palate with black berry and red cherry fruit, juicy acidity and a chocolatey finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Friuli Colli Orientali

Grapes: Refosco dal Peduncolo

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Barley minestrone traditional of the Friuli area; roasted white and red meats; meats with delicate sauces; poultry and small game; mushrooms dishes.

An intense ruby red wine. Very fresh and full bodied, with plum and black berry fruit character, lovely finish. Perfect with tomato based pastas or hard cheeses.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grapes: Barbera

ABV: 8.5%

Rich, concentrated and ripe with aromas of black berries with a hint of tobacco, full-bodied with a wonderfully rich finish of ripe red fruits, vanilla and chocolate. A super Super Tuscan made with 100% Malbec.

Country: Italy

Region: Tuscany

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Malbec

A bright, fresh and juicy red with floral aromas of violets, strawberries and red and black fruits, like raspberry and blackberry. A well balanced round body sustaining the notes of red fruit. The finish is elegant with fine long tannins.

Country: Portugal

Region: Tejo

Grapes: Field Blend

ABV: 10.5%

Food: Excellent with Italian cuisine, duck, and mild cheeses.

Delicious, semi-sweet red from Georgia's largest wine region, Kakheti. The wine is supple and very easy drinking with lots of red berry, cranberry and black cherry aromas and flavours.

Country: Georgia

Region: Kindzmarauli, Kakheti

Grapes: Saperavi

ABV: 12%

Food Match: Goes perfectly with a cheese board full of hard, soft, fresh and aged cheeses accompanied by fruit preserves as well as dried and fresh fruits such as dried apricots and fresh green grapes.

Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.

This wine has an attractive shiny light ruby colour. It is both refined and very bright on the nose and palate. It opens to aromas of red fruits and berries. Its silky tannins support the balance of a wine, such that it can be kept for some time (5 to 7 years) while remaining pleasant in its youth.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy, Yonne

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Food Match:  Serves well as an aperitif for fresh and savoury tapas, soft-boiled eggs or roasted fish.

Pinot Noir is the heritage of Red Burgundy. The pinot noir grape was born in Burgundy and has carried the name since 1375. Pinot Noir is the hereditary source to all of the great red wines from Burgundy vineyards. Pinot Noir is jealously desired, but it is fragile and it requires very careful care during its vegetative period.

This ruby red wine is juicy, fresh and floral on the palate with delicate cherry aromas.  Forest fruit on nose, blueberry, round tannins, full bodied with a long finish of saltiness
and minerality.

Country: Slovenia

Region: Štajerska

Grapes: Blaufränkisch
 ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Charcuterie and hard cheeses.

Deep and concentrated blackberry aromas are complemented by layered notes of spice, briar and notable rich, creamy oak. The mouth-filling berry concentration and solid tannin structure lead to a long finish. The wine delivers richness and balance that reflects focus and precision.

Country: USA

Region: Sonoma County, California

Grapes: Zinfandel 

ABV: 14.5%

Food Match : Manchego cheese or smoked ribs.

Rob Fischer, a Napa native, started his winemaking career at Domaine Carneros then Donum estate, Etude, Lyric and Beaulieu Vineyards. Along with owner Baron Ziegler they built a strong network of relationships in Sonoma County and in 2014, when they were offered a parcel of grapes that weren’t going into production, Valravn was born. Today Valravn has spread its wings finding a vineyard parcel here and a row there to craft quintessential Sonoma County wines that are out of the gate approachable, delicious and ready to drink.

The bright notes of red fruit with a little bit of cocoa and earth. You will taste raspberries, spices and cranberries.

Grape: Pinot Noir

Country: USA

Region: Oregon

ABV: 13.1%

Food match: beef, veal, poultry, deer, venison

Colour dense, darkly garnet. Nose is full of bright aromas with intense notes of black fruits. In taste of tone of ripe red and black berries, slightly oaked, earthy flavours with good tannin structure, with pleasant, balanced, juicy acidity. Complex Christmas cake character. Soft and fleshy on the palate with mocha notes. Excellent body in the mouth point to a long life in the bottle.

Country: Georgia

Region: Nukriani in Signaghi

Grapes: Budeshuri Saperavi

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Cheese and cured meats with nuts and salty crisps

Savoury and elegant wine coming from vineyards of more than 20 years located at the core of the village Nukriani in Signaghi area. Kakheti. Georgia. 

Budeshuri Saperavi is a distinct bio-type of Saperavi , native to the Kakheti region. It is traditionally cultivated in small plots for its aromatic refinement and natural balance. The name “Budeshuri” is believed to reference its historical origin in the Budeshe area near Telavi. Compared to the more widespread Saperavi Didi (large-berried clone), Budeshuri has smaller berries and thinner skins, resulting in wines of greater concentration, finesse, fragrance, and precision.

A fine, expressive style with Barolo's classic combination of mature, lightly floral aromas with richness and structure. Dark plum, leather and delicate violet aromas, plus notes of wood smoke and brown spice. A full, firm and ripe red with rich, powerful flavours. All balanced by ripe tannins, complex savoury notes and a long finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Grapes: Nebbiolo

ABV: 13.5%

Vegan

Food pairing: Perfect with any dish that contains even a hint of truffle, great with braised red meat and porcini.

After pressing the wine was settled for two days, and then racked to stainless steel tanks for malolactic fermentation. After three years maturation in 50hl Slavonian oak casks it was racked and bottled.

Deep and concentrated blackberry aromas are complemented by layered notes of spice, briar and notable rich, creamy oak. The mouth-filling berry concentration and solid tannin structure lead to a long finish. The wine delivers richness and balance that reflects focus and precision.

Country: USA

Region: San Francisco Bay, California

Grapes: Zinfandel 76%,  Tempranillo 16%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Malbec 4%

ABV: 13.5%

 Vegan

Food Match : Smoked salmon lox, Manchego cheese or Memphis-style smoked ribs.

Since 1883, five generations of our family have handcrafted fine wines that express
the very best of our vineyards and winemaking expertise. Our Beyer Ranch has
historically been a premier location for Zinfandel. The vineyards are planted
on carefully selected sites of sloping benches that lead to the banks of the Arroyo
del Valle and Arroyo Mocho streams. Grapes from these Zinfandel vineyards
produce luscious wines with deep richness.

Each variety was fermented separately in upright stainless steel fermenters and
pumped over twice daily. The wine was pressed on the skins after 7-12 days.
The wine was aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels for 14
months.

This wine has an attractive shiny light ruby colour. It is both refined and very bright on the nose and palate. It opens to aromas of red fruits and finishes with ripe and silky tannins.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes: Pinot Noir

ABV: 13%

Food Match:  Serves well as an aperitif for fresh and savoury tapas, soft-boiled eggs or roasted fish.

Full bodied, rich and ripe Merlot with aromas and flavours of ripe plum and blackberries. A plush, but balanced with silky tannins and juicy acidity.

Grape: Merlot

Country: South Africa

Region: Simonsberg, Paarl

ABV: 14%

Food pairing: roast beef, lamb, poultry

Beautiful, light raspberry colour. Fresh, crunchy red fruit aromas and flavours with a juicy acidity that makes this summer red match perfectly with nutty cheese like Jura's Comté.

Country: France

Region: Jura

Grapes: Poulsard

ABV: 12.5%

The notes of gentle spice, raspberry and cherry fruit. It offers fresh black cherries, pink musk
sweets and black pepper.

Country: South Africa

Region: Western Cape - Darling / Stellenbosch / Bot River

Grapes: 92% Cinsault, 8% Grenache

ABV: 12%

An elegant, concentrated Grenache from a very old vine plot in the Piekenierskloof mountains. Violet and fynbos aromas with red berries and sweet spice notes.

Country: South Africa

Region: Piekenierskloof

 Grapes: Grenache Noir

ABV: 14%

Food match: lamb cutlets or roast duck

The label is based on the extraordinary but true story of how the police thought Pieter had killed his son and buried him in a shallow grave in the vacant property next to their house. The Cape Argus' article on 11 May 2013 about the incident titled “The mystery of the boy in the sandpit” serves as this wine label ... but panic not! It was nothing more than a misunderstanding!

A pure and concentrated Bordeaux blend, packed with dark damson and black berry fruit. This wine has real presence, yet underlying freshness and grip from the iron-rich clay soils. A wine dedicated to farmers all over the world, and here's why 'The X-factor - The Pierre-Le-Cois effect as Pieter calls it. The guy and nowadays often, the girl in the bakkie. The eyes who look holistically at the big picture and apply knowledge and experience within the comfort of like-minded wise minds - enabling the application of practices to guide these vines to the ultimate expression of themselves. Season upon season.

Country: South Africa

Region: Ceres Plateau

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 46%,
Cabernet Franc 36%,
Merlot 18%

ABV: 13%

Food match: Grilled rump or sirloin steak

Grape: Cabernet Franc

Country: South Africa

Region: Swartland

ABV: %

Food pairing: 

Vegan

Pronounced red fruits and black cherry aromas. Elegant medium bodied red with notes of ripe plums and black berries, spices and vanilla, vibrant crisp acidity and complex long finish.

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Thracian Valley

Grapes: 50% Pamid, 25% Rubin and 25% Mavrud

ABV: 12.5%

Food pairing: Pork, game birds, mushroom dishes, grilled vegetables.

Lively, expressive and juicy red from the lesser known region of Ribeira Sacra in North West Spain. Menzia, a native grape, gives lovely dark ripe fruit characters of plum and bramble berries. Massimo is made from Mencía with a splash of Sousón harvested from vineyards passed down from generation to generation and centuries-old terraces located in Ribeira Sacra.

Country: Spain

Region: Ribeira Sacra

Grapes: Menzia and Sousón

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Pair with grilled pork or lamb, mushroom risotto, pan-seared duck breast, or Spanish
charcuterie like chorizo and jamón.