DOMAINE SYLVIE ESMONIN Cote de Nuits-Village , Burgundy

Half of the fruit for Quintarellis Classico Superiore is dried for 60 days prior to pressing, half of it pressed immediately. Post-fermentation the rich and complex resulting wine undergoes ripasso - a secondary fermentation on the lees of the producers famed Amarone. Typically aged for seven years in oak prior to bottling and eventual release.

LAURENT PONSOT Grand Cru Cuvée du Merisier , Clos Saint-Denis

Bruno & George Old Vine Shiraz, Barossa Valley Shiraz may be the archetype of the Barossa, but there are those expressions that transcend the usual heavy-weights by virtue of the experience of those behind them. Such is the case with Bruno & George. Here, deep local knowledge and vast international experience applied to both viticulture and winemaking, comes up trumps. The result is a more transparent wine, mid-weighted of feel and flecked with scents of lilac, salumi, clove, iodine and ample blue fruits. A smooth operator in the mouth, with a long glide to the finish, chaperoned by polished tannins and a peppery lilt. The choice of used, rather than new wood, appropriate.

FORJAS DEL SALNES Finca Genoveva Caino, Rias Baixas

Levantine Hill Optume Yarra Valley Shiraz Made from 100% Shiraz from parcels selected by Paul Bridgeman, the wine is entirely matured in French oak (29% of which is new). The wine lands at 13.5% abv and has some weight to it but the vintage shows in the finesse of the wine as does Bridgemans finesse. Theres a brooding element to the nose in dried figs, dark spice and a slight edge of white pepper. The palate has a slow and steady pace that ebbs the flooding tide of dark flavours. Decant well or cellar for 15+ years. Explore Levantine Hill

GIORGIO MELETTI CAVALLARI Impronte, BOLGHERI Superiore rosso D.O.C