Farge Saint Joseph Terre de Granit 2011, France (12.5%, £19.50, reduced to £17.50 for Telegraph readers until midnight on Nov 29, Swig)
You may remember me raving about this producer's "bouquet de syrah" wine a few weeks ago. Well he is obviously a minor Bacchic deity because I have just tried his St Joesph and it was so good it was all I could do not to have a glass for breakfast. A gloriously perfumed and satisfying Rhône syrah.
A Fistful of Schist Shiraz, Cinsault, Mourvedre Coastal, South Africa (14.5%, £6.50, The Wine Society)
"That's a brave name to put in front of the British wine drinker," I said to Oz Clarke as we surveyed this bottle in the tasting room. "It depends what websites you look at," he replied. Don't let that put you off. Schist is a type of rock. This is a fruity, gruff red, with the tarriness and spice you'd expect of a SA red. Good with rich stews.
Balnaves Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Australia (14.5%, £24, Morrisons Cellar)
I thought Morrisons had made a mistake when I sipped this at their tasting. Most of the 100 or so wines were either dull or dreadful (save for a very cheap one, which I'll write about next week) – and then this beauty. Strong, narrow and long, like a tunnel through a mountain, as only Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon ever is, and aged in French oak. A joy. Try with lamb.
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