designation: Mater

description: A pure expression of Primitivo, this is aged in large oak casks for 24 months to produce a cherry aroma that is in balance with the notes of toasted almond and spice. The mouthfeel is chewy, rich and bold.

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description: A high-toned whiff of Band-Aid opens into a broadly flavored wine, with notes of black fruits, baking spices and dark threads of charcoal and roasted coffee. Best for drinking over the next 2C3 years.

designation: Chateau Baffort

description: This black-fruited effort is laced with a spicy wood note. It's surprisingly delicious now, considering the firm tannins that compose its core, but the wine also promises some aging. Drink now for fruit, and age for more complexity.

designation: Petasera Reserve

description: Here's a soft, high-alcohol effort with Petite Sirah's big tannins and plenty of ripe, briary blackberry and mocha flavors. It's a robust sipper whose sweet glycerine note will provide a good foil for grilled meats.

designation: Vignali

description: Perfect for grilled or roasted meat dishes, this is a well-priced and approachable Aglianico-based wine, with soft tones of ripe fruit and tobacco. The finish is clean and tight, with medium intensity.

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description: Bright crisp, and light, this is a fruity, perfumed wine, with strong touches of grapefruit and gooseberry. It's a straightforward wine all fruit and freshness.

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description: Soft, ripe and fruity, this is an attractive, ready-to-drink wine. Its juicy red fruits are balanced with tannins, offering a dry contrast. The finish is dark, structured and suggestive of the wine's potential for aging.

designation: Cuv e Tradition

description: This medium-bodied, silky-textured ros features modestly confected aromas of bubble gum and cotton candy, which give way on the palate to vinous notes of cherry and wet stone. Drink up.

designation: Hattrup Farms Marvell

description: This Grenache, Syrah, Mourv dre blend has a tart and tangy appeal. The mixed plum and berry fruit flavors are matched with strongly herbal streaks. Tannins are earthy and astringent.

designation: Le Pitre

description: An easy-drinking rosato, this has dusty aromas of dried rose petal, stone fruit and citrus. The mouthfeel is clean, lean and crisp.

designation: Norie

description: This showcases the easy characteristics of Puglia's Negroamaro grape. It opens with sweet spice and jammy aromas of cherry preserves and blackberry.

designation: Proprietor's Reserve

description: This Proprietor's Reserve Grenache is one of a handful of Maryhill's 2010 reds that improves upon the previous vintage. Sappy and relatively substantial, this has a core of Bing cherry, along with chewy tannins and an earthy finish.

designation: Silenzi

description: An easy red blend from Sardinia, this shows aromas of strawberry, cherry and cola. There's a metallic nuance somewhere at the back, capped by hints of black pepper and sweet-tasting fruit.

designation: Private Stock

description: Made using 50% Barbera and 50% Alicante Bouschet, this wine is fragrant and full-bodied, with notes of toasty oak and leather. The blend spent more than a year in new French oak, and it shows, both in terms of taste and structure. Should be an interesting wine over time.

designation: Bombacher Sommerhalde R GG Trocken

description: Abundant layers of char and smoke threaten to overtake the bright black-cherry and green herb flavors on this premium wine. Aeration brings the fruit to the forefront, but hints of toasted wood and dill linger on the finish.

designation: Alte Reben

description: Sweet-tart red cherry and pastry notes are enticing, but the big char and smoke make it hard to focus on the palate's abundance of juicy red-fruit flavors. Fine-grained yet persistent tannins extend the finish. It ends with a delicate spray of violet perfume.

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description: This heavily wood-dominated wine features a dry and tannic texture. It seems lean for the vintage, giving the impression of severity. The fruit shows only in the acidity at the end.

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description: This fruity, ready-to-drink selection is packed with black currant and berry flavors that are ripe and structured. The wine has some firm tannins, though its perfumed character makes it ready to drink now.

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description: This has a creamy texture, with flavors of buttered toast, yeasty lees, pineapple, orange and honey, which are followed by brisk acids.

designation: Derbyshire Vineyard

description: With no oak, this features straightforward lime, orange, nectarine and white pepper flavors. The acidity is bright and zesty, making it a versatile table wine.