Silkiness and balance is key for these wines, which are great with food and will age well in the medium term. Look for a variety of red fruit aromas offset by savoury notes such as earth, white pepper and leather. Oak has a savoury influence, providing wood spice, hazelnut and toast elements.

These round, mouth-filling and juicy wines are designed for drinking right now. Look for big fruit characters such as berries and plums with touches of black pepper. Oak influence should be soft and integrated, providing sweet baker’s spice and plush tannins.

Look for black fruit flavours through to intense Christmas cake characters. There may be some elements like dark chocolate and tobacco, layered with oak flavours of cedar, vanilla or coconut. Texture will range from rich and mouth filling to firm and grippy.