Mixed Case – Restaurant Reds

Tasting Notes

This mixed case represents 6 of our best-selling “Restaurant Reds” (2 bottles of each wine). Attractively priced, medium to full-bodied reds that have become popular picks for wines by the glass in restaurants.

Bodegas Bilbainas Vina Pomal Rioja Crianza 2017, Spain
Intensely dominated by floral and fruity aromas (black fruit) with notes of liquorice, vanilla and toasted flavours. Shows good structure and soft tannins.

Luigi Righetti Campolieti Ripasso Valpolicella 2019, Italy
Aromatic nose displaying strawberry, dried cherry, currants and hints of leather, autumn leaves and Asian spice; dry, medium-bodied with classic ripasso flavours. Complex with a long and satisfying finish.

James Mitchell Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, California
Full-bodied and fruit forward, ripe blackberry and dark cherry, warm spice, smoky mocha and vanilla from oak aging. The tannins are well-integrated and the finish is nice and long.

La Quercia Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2017, Italy
This is one of the best quality, most expressive and balanced Montepulcianos around. Full-medium bodied, smooth, and packed with notes of blackberry, wild cherry, chocolate and spice. A wine that will pair with almost anything you put on the table.

Racine Pinot Noir 2020, France
Light to medium wine with intense nose of red berries and boiled candy. The palate has generous red berries, black licorice and some baking spice. Tannins are soft and there is good palate tickling acidity.

Septima Malbec 2019, Argentina
Hand-picked grapes from vineyards at high elevation this Malbec has a vivid bouquet shows lush scents of plums, red cherries and dried figs with a touch of iris flower. The palate shows typical Malbec smoothness.