The Traveller - July 2022 - Red
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As big business stocks the shelves, we pursue producers whose diligence and craft provide pleasure and pause.
We hope you love this month’s bottles.
Love, Ourglass
Serve with cheese and charcuterie or salt crusted new potatoes with coriander dressing.
Expect ripe red and black fruit, earthiness, and freshness.
Albahra details
- Year 2020
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Type Red
- Winery Envínate
- Grapes Alicante Bouschet
- Country Spain
- Region Castilla
- Alcohol Content 13%
- Allergens Contains sulfites
Hautes Côtes de Beaune
Serve with simply cooked rare meats like this roast lamb with rosemary and garlic, or earthy vegetable dishes like a cep risotto or hasselback beetroots.
Expect black berry fruits, minerality, and freshness.
Hautes Côtes de Beaune details
- Year 2018
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Type Red
- Winery Fiona Leroy
- Grapes Pinot Noir
- Country France
- Region Burgundy
- Alcohol Content 13.5%
- Allergens Contains sulfites
Serve with a classic beef bourguignon, grilled earthy mushrooms and asparagus, or a Five Guys.
Expect cherry, raspberry, earth, and perfume.
Cotes de Nuits Villages Les Chaillots details
- Year 2017
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Type Red
- Winery Domaine Gachot-Monot
- Grapes Pinot Noir
- Country France
- Region Bourgogne
- Allergens Contains sulfites
Serve with cheese and charcuterie, lasagne, or salt crusted new potatoes with coriander dressing.
Expect red fruit, orange, and spice.
Migan details
- Year 2020
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Type Red
- Winery Envínate
- Grapes Listan Negro
- Country Spain
- Region Tenerife
- Allergens Contains Sulfites
Serve with a good steak or burger, potato dauphinoise, macaroni cheese, or black truffle risotto.
Expect currant, spice, and cedar.
Cabernet Sauvignon details
- Year 2019
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Type Red
- Winery Distant Noises
- Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon
- Country Australia
- Region Yarra Valley
- Allergens Contains sulfites
Pair with venison pappardelle or fig and prosciutto salad.
Expect black berry fruits, complexity, and freshness. Delicious.
Rosso No. 1 Coste del Vivo '18 details
- Year 2018
- Bottle Size 750ml
- Type Red
- Winery Coste del Vivo
- Grapes Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- Alcohol Content 14%
- Allergens Contains Sulfites