90+ Point Holiday Reds

Pillastro Primitivo is a full-bodied red wine with ripe raspberry and plum, supported by spiced raisin and fresh-brewed coffee notes. The palate offers sumptuous red and black fruit flavors, mingling with spicy oak and vanilla. Long, smooth finish.

Game, beef, lamb, pizza (esp. meaty), aged cheese, red-sauced pastas.

Altos de la Guardia is a full-bodied red wine with rich blackberry and strawberry aromas, underpinned by toasty oak and vanilla spice. The palate delivers the same flavors, plus smooth tannins and a long, satisfying finish.

Beef, pork, firm cheeses, red-sauced pastas, vegetarian meals.

Château Ramage La Batisse is a medium-bodied red wine with black plum, cedar, and earthy spice aromas. The palate is mouthfilling and complex, with ripe, dark-fruit flavors and a long, smooth finish.

Beef, aged cheese, game, lamb, burgers, meaty pasta.

Baronesa de Vilar Port Finish is a full-bodied red wine with enticing aromas of black fruit preserves and chocolatey spice. The palate is sumptuously smooth and offers up waves of sweet, dark fruit and delicate, spiced-mocha notes on the long finish.

Beef, pork, firm cheeses, red-sauced pastas, vegetarian meals.

Muraccio is a medium- to full-bodied red wine with expressive aromas and flavors of violets, wild herbs, ripe red fruit and tobacco. The palate is beautifully structured and complex, with a lengthy, satisfying finish.

Beef, pork, firm cheeses, red-sauced pastas, vegetarian meals.

Black Saint Peter Reserve is a full-bodied red wine with expressive bramble fruit and cocoa powder aromas. The palate is luxuriously rich, with ripe black plum, black cherry, fig and baking spice flavors. Smooth tannins and a long, satisfying finish

Grilled steak, barbecue, burgers, turkey, pork, spicy dishes (esp. with Cajun seasonings), eggplant, meaty pasta dishes.