$14.95 – Susana Balbo 2017 Crios Torrontés

From the “Queen of Torrontés” (Argentina’s signature white grape) comes this repeat from last year’s list. Pale yellow-green in colour and perfumy, it combines a lovely mouthfeel (thanks to laying down three months on its lees), with minerality and crisp, tangy...

$17.75 – Tarapacá 2015 Gran Reserva Carmenère

Distinctive and eye-opening blueberry, plum, fresh coffee bean and roasted red pepper with light leather and herbs lead to a very savoury mid-palate of cherry, plum, red pepper in this full-bodied Carmenère. A bit stemmy on the finish, but overall a memorable...