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Bold & Structured Reds

Bold & Structured Reds

If you like your reds with real weight and presence, you’re in the right place. These are fuller-bodied wines with ripe fruit, depth, and the kind of structure that holds up at the table.

Full bodied reds can mean different things depending on where they come from. Sometimes it’s high ripeness and dark fruit. Sometimes it’s firmer tannin and more savoury depth. Either way, these are wines that don’t feel light or delicate.

You’ll find a mix here: bold southern French blends, powerful Spanish reds, richer Italian styles, and a few New World bottles where the fruit is turned up without losing balance. If you’re cooking with red meat, slow-cooked dishes, mushrooms, or hard cheeses, this is usually the safest place to start.

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  • Rippa Dorii Crianza Ribera del Duero red wine bottle

    Rippa Dorii Crianza, Ribera del Duero

    A classic Ribera del Duero Crianza made from Tempranillo grown at altitude in the heart of the regio…
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  • Château Puy-Razac Grand Cru Saint-Émilion 2022 Merlot-led Bordeaux Château Puy-Razac Grand Cru Saint-Émilion back label

    Château Puy Razac Grand Cru Saint-Émilion 2022, Bordeaux

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    This is a generous, easy-drinking Saint-Émilion Grand Cru that shows just how enjoyable Right…
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  • Rosso di Ca Momi 2022 red wine blend, California

    Rosso di Ca Momi 2022, California

    This Californian red wine blend is ripe with a bright ruby red colour. The nose is intense with arom…
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  • Queirón Mi Lugar Vino de Quel, Rioja 2018 is bursting with ripe black fruit and blueberries, backed by spice, mocha, fig and balsamic notes. Queirón Mi Lugar Vino de Quel back label

    Queirón Mi Lugar Vino de Quel 2018, Rioja

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    Rigorous selection of only the best fruit from high altitude vineyards, and from Bodegas Ontañ…
    £31.50 per bottle
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  • Showdown ‘Man with the Ax’ is named for the King of Diamonds in Poker-parlance, in California, Cabernet is King.

    Showdown ‘Man with the Ax’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, California

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    The ‘Man with the Ax’ is the nickname for the King of Diamonds in Poker-parlance, and in…
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  • PF Ruby is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Syrah with a deep magenta colour and intense aromas of red fruits. PF Ruby back label

    PF Ruby 2017, Stellenbosch

    Made from a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Syrah. This South African red has a deep magenta…
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  • Château Pineraie Tradition has intense cherry fruit, blackcurrant and lots of spicy oak. Characterful and complex with a moreish balance.

    Château Pineraie Tradition, Cahors

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    The original Malbec! The popularity of Argentinian Malbec owes much to its French relatives. Intense…
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  • Sierra Grande Cabernet Sauvignon is a great value red wine from the Colchagua valley in Chile.

    Sierra Grande Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Valle Central

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    Bursting with red and blackcurrant fruits, this is a really soft and pure Cabernet with gentle tanni…
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  • Château Haut-Marbuzet, Saint-Estèphe, is a classic old-school Bordeaux: autumnal, oaky with black cherries and smoky coffee.

    Château Haut-Marbuzet 2017, Saint-Estèphe

    Haut Marbuzet's style of Saint-Estèphe is more generous and voluptuous, meaning this is a win…
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  • Chateau Paveil de Luze Margaux is a classic, soft and alluring claret from Bordeaux, France. Chateau Paveil de Luze Margaux back label

    Château Paveil de Luze 2018, Margaux

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    A soft and alluring style of claret which is spicy and perfumed on the nose and opulent on the palat…
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  • Chateau des Demoiselles is a claret in its prime, which will be drinking well for another 4 or 5 five years yet. Chateau des Demoiselles back label

    Chateau des Demoiselles 2015, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

    This blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon from Vignobles Ducourt is aged for 12 months prior to bo…
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  • Prisma Organic Monastrell is a ripe, opulent, classic southern Spanish Monastrell.

    Prisma Organic Monastrell 2022, Jumilla

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    Spanish Monastrell from organic vineyards in Jumilla, close to Alicante. Made by Paco Mulera this is…
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What counts as a full bodied red?

“Full bodied” is mostly about how a wine feels in the mouth. More weight, more texture, and usually more depth of flavour. That can come from grape variety, warmer climates, riper fruit, or winemaking choices that build structure.

You’ll often see fuller-bodied styles made from grapes like Syrah, Grenache, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Nero d’Avola. They tend to show darker fruit, spice, and savoury notes, with tannin that gives the wine shape.

If you normally buy Côtes du Rhône, Rioja Reserva, Barossa Shiraz, or richer Tuscan reds, this category will feel familiar. If you’re not sure, start with something from the Rhône or Spain and work outwards.

Food Pairing

Steak, burgers, roast lamb, slow-cooked beef, venison, mushroom dishes, and aged hard cheeses.

These are also great for winter cooking: stews, casseroles, and anything with caramelised flavour from roasting or browning. If a dish is rich, a fuller-bodied red usually makes more sense than something light and fruity.