Bogle Vineyards Petite Sirah makes a great companion to lamb, pork or game in rich sauces. The nose exhibits aromas of ripe blackberry and boysenberry with a dash of cracked pepper and fresh herbs, and the palate is ripe and full with an assortment of ripe dark fruit and berries highlighted by a toasty hint of oak.

Chateau Tour de Graveyres Bordeaux Superieur is a delicious value red composed of 45% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 30% Cabernet Franc.

This wine was recently awarded Gold at the International Wine Challenge although Bodegas Trapiche has been producing wine for 120 years. Today, it has over 1000ha of vineyards located at 7 estates throughout Mendoza at altitudes of between 630 and 1000m above sea level.

Great care is taken in producing this wine from the manual harvest to the way the grapes are transported to the winery in small plastic crates so avoiding damage. After passing through the sorting table, the lots are crushed, destemmed, and allowed to macerate and ferment individually in small vats. Next the wines are racked into French and American oak barrels and aged for 12 months before being lightly filtered and bottled.

This wine is an intense, dark colour with purple hues while the aromas of cedar, spice, and dark forrest fruits are evident. Rich and well structured this Cabernet Sauvignon is both full-bodied and persistent on the palate showing soft tannins with a long finish.

Has intense, deep red-violet color, and ruby hues, showing the concentration of the grapes. The wine shows aromas of black fruit jam and liqueur, with notes of vanilla, chocolate and smoke. On the palate, it is ample and rich, with a long finish and soft tannins.

Food Match: Roasts, red meat, Hard cheeses, grilled vegetables, grilled meats, fowl, beef, BBQ.

Wine Advocate The red wines begin with the 2006 Broquel Malbec which spent 15 months in new French and American oak. Purple-colored, the nose offers up pain grille, mineral, spice box, blueberry, and black cherry notes. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, layered, spicy wine with excellent grip and depth, several years of aging potential, and a long, pure finish. It is a fine example of over-delivering at a humble price. The Iscay cuvee is presumably the flagship wine of Trapiche. However, as happened in last year’s tastings, it has to take a back seat to the winery’s superb single vineyard Malbecs. Score: 89. —Jay Miller, December 2008.

Wine Enthusiast For several vintages running Broquel has nudged the border between very good and excellent, but as in years past the ’06 is a touch tangy and racy, with black cherry, plum and berry flavors. It’s bold, zippy and quite high-toned, but still it’s very competent and held together. Score: 89. —Michael Schachner, August 01, 2008.

Intense, deep red-violet color, almost black, showing the concentration and quality of the fruit's origins. Very aromatic wine with a good balance of depth and strength. On the nose, one notes dark fruits and jam with an elegant hint of smoke, vanilla and chocolate; on the palate it is ample, rich with a long finish with delicate, soft tannins.

Pair with roasts, red meat, grilled vegetables, grilled meats, Soft cheeses, Hard cheeses, beef, and BBQ.

Greppone Mazzi Riserva is produced with a special selection of grapes from the vineyards of the Greppone Mazzi Estate. The Greppone Mazzi Riserva is a wine both historical and modern. Its style evokes the glorious history of the Brunello di Montalcino. Its extraordinary ageing potential, its structure and complexity are symbols of the scrupulous attention to quality and the careful appliance of state-of-the-art wine-making techniques which have always characterised Ruffino's work.

92 points Wine Spectator: "Intense aromas of blackberry, licorice and black cherry. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a chewy finish. Has impressive structure for the vintage. Very well-made. Best after 2011." (05/08) 92 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "Casanova di Neri-s 2003 Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova caresses the palate with plenty of silky-textured dark red cherries, plums, smoke, earthiness and sweet toasted oak. This polished modern-styled wine offers superb balance in a rich, weighty style that will find many admirers. The tannins are remarkably well-integrated, which is quite a feat in this vintage. To be sure, there isn-t much of what could be called varietal character here but by any definition this is a beautiful wine on an absolute level. The Tenuta Nuova spent 30 months in 600-liter barrels, of which 35% were new. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019."

The wine is ruby red verging on garnet. The bouquet is intense and complex. The palate is fruit-forward, spicy and ethereal. Hints of blueberries and sour black cherries are enriched by leather, hide and delicate notes of sweet tobacco. Warm, soft, harmonic, full-bodied and powerful on the palate. This wine will pair well with main courses of roasted and stewed meat, game and mature cheese.

Red Wine Nebbiolo from Gaja Italian. The complexity of this classic Barbaresco is the result of combining Nebbiolo from 14 estate-owned vineyards. A wine of infinite finesse, it displays the hallmark Barbaresco nose of forest fruits, plums, licorice