Funky and medium-bodied, with notes of strawberry and dry cranberry, a menthol-and-rosemary herbaceousness, and subtle tannins, this is a crushable cerasuolo-esque red that would pair perfectly with grilled veggie skewers.

A blend of three Carignans, from a worldclass winery lurking in the depths of one of the Old World's "wine lakes", the Matassa Rouge is a cellar-worthy red with complex earthiness and licorice underlying delectable fruit notes.