Piattelli Malbec 2015, Cafayate Valley, Salta, Argentina: Concentrated and deep flavours of purple and black plums, with blueberries. A rich, robust Argentine Malbec. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2019-2024. 631804 15% D 750 mL  $24.95 Score: 88/100. October 20, 2019 Full Review

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Meritage 2013, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia BC VQA, Canada: A gorgeous BC red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the exceptional 2013 vintage. Complex, rich, deep and long: this Canadian flagship wine has it all. A great cellar candidate as well. Taste the very best of what BC (and Canada) can produce from this top-notch winery in a superb vintage. Drink: 2016-2022. 343038  14.50% XD 750 mL  $64.95 Score: 95/100. December 30, 2016 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Burrowing Owl Merlot 2015, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia V.Q.A., Canada: Richly layered, full-bodied and elegant. Burrowing Owl's Merlot is supple and smooth with dark plums, rich blackberry and ripe red cherry flavours on the palate. Finishes long and smooth with savoury herbs and soft dark spices on the palate. The wine matured 18 months in a variety of oak barrels. Good cellaring candidate - three to five years. Drink: 2019-2027. 351675 14% XD 750 mL  $39.95 Score: 92/100. May 16, 2019 Top Rated Red Wine. Plush Pork Wine Full Review

Burrowing Owl Athene 2016, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia V.Q.A., Canada: Burrowing Owl's Athene is a rich, full-bodied red wine blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon lushly layered with blackberry, black currant, meaty and savoury with toasty oak spice and well-integrated oak tannins, finishing long and satisfying on the palate. The Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon wine grapes were hand-harvested from Burrowing Owl’s Vineyard on Black Sage Bench. Wine grapes were co-fermented to better marry the flavours. The wine was aged for 18 months in some new and previous-use French and Hungarian oak barrels. Enjoy with herb encrusted leg of lamb. Drink: 2020-2023. 371336 14.50% XD 750 mL  $51.95 Score: 93/100. February 26, 2020 Top Rated Red Wine. Magnificent Meat Pizza Wine Full Review

Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Carmenère 2015, Maipo Valley, Chile: Stunningly great value! So juicy and savoury, lip-smackingly delicious. Lusciously rich and velvet-textured with fleshy sweetly ripe black plums in this classic Chilean red wine. The wine is matured in both American and French barrels for 8 months. Mocha-chocolate finish. Pair with grilled chicken. Drink: 2017-2020. 57513 14% D 750 mL  $17.95 Score: 90/100. January 5, 2019 Best Value Red Wine. Glorious Game Wine Full Review

Masi Grandarella Refosco 2014, Veneto I.G.T., Italy: A full-bodied red wine produced in appassimento style with Refosco grapes. Lovely, plushy dried red berry, earthy, and savoury spice flavours on this robust red. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2019-2024. 606921 14.50% D 750 mL  $28.95 Score: 92/100. May 6, 2019 Top Rated Red Wine. Venerated Vegetarian Wine Full Review

Journey's End Shiraz 2015, Stellenbosch W.O., South Africa: Journey's End is so named because the Shiraz wine grapes for this single-vineyard wine are grown in the foothills of the Hottentot Mountains overlooking False Bay, and so the "Journey's End". The wine is aged for 18 months in 3,000 litre oak barrels to mellow out the flavours of plushy plum, savoury herb, menthol and smoky vanilla on this juicy red. The winery is committed to ethical and sustainable wine production and are accredited with WIETA (The Wine Industry Ethical Trading Association), the Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI) and IPW (Integrated Production of Wine). Drink: 2019-2024. 337642 13.50% XD 750 mL  $21.95 Score: 92/100. February 27, 2019 Top Rated Red Wine. Heavenly Hamburger Wine Full Review

Faustino I Gran Reserva 2006, Rioja D.O.C.A., Spain: A lovely full-bodied and mature mostly Tempranillo red wine (with some Graciano and Mazuelo). Earthy with dried herb and dried fruit aromas on the nose. Spicy with leather, dried fruit and tobacco leaf flavours on the palate. The time has come to drink this wine. Pair with game roasts and grilled game sausages. Drink: 2019-2021. 976662 13.50% XD 750 mL  $31.95 Score: 91/100. April 24, 2020 Top Rated Red Wine. Glorious Game Wine Full Review

St. Francis Merlot 2015, Sonoma County, California, United States: A robust, supple and delicious Californian Merlot from winemaker/owner Joe Martin who founded St. Francis Vineyard in 1971 with 22 acres of Chardonnay 60 acres of Merlot in the Sonoma Valley. Aromas of fleshy ripe dark fruit, spice and smoke. Pair with grilled meats. Drink: 2019-2024. 422014 14% XD 750 mL  $29.95 Score: 90/100. May 16, 2019 Top Rated Red Wine. Plush Pork Wine Full Review

J. Lohr Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Paso Robles, California, United States: J. Lohr's Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, half-size bottle format (375 ml) is great for a glass on your own. Ripe black cherry, black currant, vanilla and caramel flavours on the palate. Tannins are chalky. Pair this Californian Cabernet Sauvignon with meat lovers' pizza. Drink: 2018-2024. 313817 13.50% D 375 mL  $14.95 Score: 88/100. January 5, 2019 Best Value Red Wine. Luscious Lamb Wine Full Review