With the holiday season approaching, you may want to explore the world of red wines. However, not knowing where to start can get slightly intimidating. A huge number of wine styles are available in the market —- Syrah, Zinfandel, and Pinot Noir, to name a few. Additionally, it might get challenging to choose between a fuller-bodied wine or a light-bodied one. Well, here we give you a guide to choosing the best red wines as a beginner!
Below, we have listed the eight best red wines for beginners in 2022!
- 2011 San Giusto a Rentennano ‘La Ricolma’ Merlot Toscana IGT, Tuscany, Italy: Originating from Italy, this beautiful red wine has intense flavours and aromas of dark currants, blueberries, and plums. Talking about the palette, you can taste chewy tannins, herbs, and ripe berry fruit flavours in a single sip.
- 2007 Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Rouge, Burgundy, France: Along with fruity notes of berries, cherries, and floral aromas, you can taste spice, red fruit, and purple fruit on your palate. This wine has a perfect balance of tannin and acidity on the finish.
- 2012 Caymus Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA: This wine is purple-black in colour and is perfect for beginners. Opening with vanilla, anise aroma, creamy mocha, and cedar, you can experience tasting notes of dark berry, plum, and black liquorice on your palette, leading to a seductive finish.
- 2019 Domaine Leroy Bourgogne Gamay, Burgundy, France: It is an affordable French red with aromas of violets, dark berry fruit, and crushed rock. You will experience a hint of bitterness and fantastic freshness in the finish.
- 2017 Domaine Louis Claude Desvignes Morgon Javernières Les Impénitents, Beaujolais, France: It is an iconic French estate flagship wine with exciting aromas of fresh wild strawberries, liquorice, and herbs. It has a perfectly balanced taste with fruity flavours and a complex palate.
- 2013 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Garnacha, Campo de Borja, Spain: It is a modern Garnacha wine with savoury notes of berries, hickory, and balsamic aromas. You can also experience flavours of blackberry, toasty oak, liquorice, and a savoury finish.
- 2005 Lini 910 In Correggio Rosso Metodo Classico Millesimato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy: With herbs, underbrush spices, and fruity notes, it is a fantastic purple-red coloured sparkling wine. This wine has an austere palate that evolves into varied deep flavours.
- 2017 Ridge Vineyards Paso Robles Zinfandel, San Luis Obispo County, USA: With a medium to a full-bodied palate, it is a bold wine with fresh aromas of ripe cherries and currants. It has a seductive finish and juicy fruit flavour.