Region/Appellation: Salento IGT, Puglia, Italy
Varietal/Blend: 100% Primitivo
Vintage: 2015
Tasting note: The wine is ruby red with purple hues. On the nose, there’s prominent tobacco and leathe; ripe blackberry and blueberry with hints of cocoa, baking spice, and delicate pine. The palate is juicy and medium bodied; reveals rich fruits, sweet herbs, and milk chocolate; leads to plush tannins and an elegant finish
Region/Appellation: Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy
Varietal/Blend: Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah
Vintage: 2014
Tasting note: This wine has fruity aromas of dark-skinned berry along with a whiff of all spice. The fresh easy going palate shows blackberry, black cherry and a hint of ground pepper accompanied by soft tannins.
Region/Appellation: Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy
Varietal/Blend: 100% Sangiovese
Vintage: 2016
Tasting note: Deep, ruby-red in color, this Chianti Classico offers aromas of ripe cherries and red plums, with subtle notes of toasted vanilla beans and purple flowers. On the palate, the wine displays a superbly structured character with bright acidity and a pleasantly savory finish.
Sommelier Nikhil Agarwal hosted a tasting of the best Indian red wines for a group of wine enthusiasts in Shanghai at the 7th Wine Innovation Forum at SIAL China 2019. The wines tasted were:
Good Earth Basso NV
Sula Rasa Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Grover Zampa Chene Grande Reserve 2016
Fratelli Sette 2013
Oakwood Reisha Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
KRSMA Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Blend/Varietal: Shiraz, Mataro
Tasting note: Deep red colour. Mediterranean notes of savoury ratatouille, sundried tomato, olive tapenade, Moroccan spices and charcoal roasted game on the nose balanced by aromatic blueberries, exotic red fruits, perfumed cranberry and fresh pomegranate. A complex amalgam of savoury green olives, pepperoni with a hint of sweet/salty Dutch liquorice on the palate. Soft blue fruits to the fore with textured tannins providing grip.
Blend/Varietal: 96% Tempranillo, 1% Garnacha, 3% Graciano
Tasting note: A wine with a vivid cherry colour with scarlet edging. On the nose is a sensation of fresh, well-ripened cherries, some strawberry notes and a hint of liquorice and light floral notes with hints of sweet spices. Medium body, friendly, fresh, flavourful and exuberant. The tannin is highly polished, with a silky character.
Varietal: Pinotage
Tasting note – Upfront red fruit characteristics supported by subtle spicy tones, hints of white truffle, freshly made milo and thyme
Varietal – Shiraz
Tasting note – Deep garnet colour with purple hues. Blackberries, plum, black cherries and dark chocolate on the nose supported by hints of liquorice and vanilla. A rich and vibrant wine showing fresh dark berry fruit flavours intermingled with characters of dark chocolate, liquorice and spice. Soft and subtle tannins provide length, structure and balance.
Varietal: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petite Sirah
Tasting note – Dark cherry and toasted oak aromas on the nose. Juicy black currant, raspberry and dark cherry flavors on the palate. This luscious, well-balanced, rich & complex wine has a sweet middle palate that finishes with a toasty oak component.
Varietal – Pinot Noir
Tasting note – Deep ruby red colour. Aromas of red cherry, raspberry and vibrant spice with a hint of oak Bold fruit flavours fill the palate and meld perfectly with the spicy oak. Fine acid gives the wine lovely structure, punctuated by the polished fruit and oak tannins.