Chilled Out Reds

Reds that are perfect from the fridge

Forget big, bold and heavy red wines; this selection is all about all-day drinkability. We're talking red wines that are made to be drunk straight out of the fridge, with lightness, spice, and freshness for days. Of course, you don't have to stick them in the fridge, but even a little trip to the ice bucket will turn these reds from 'yes' wines into 'hell yes'.

3 chilled reds to try

In this special pack you'll enjoy: Old Mates Pinot Noir 2024 Floral and flirty, this Pinot Noir seriously overdelivers. From a single vineyard in Stellenbosch, it offers up a mix of ripe red fruits balanced by a hint of white pepper and some sweeping waves of acidity and very fine tannin. Soft and juicy, it drinks well chilled as well as at room temperature, and the bottle vanishes surprisingly fast :) Rouleur 'Strawberry Fields' Pinot Meunier 2024 Strawberry Fields is such a great name for this vibrant red wine. Made from a vineyard on the Whitlands High Plateau, which is a wine region that has a bit of a magical alpine feel to it, and the wine itself is a beautiful light and fragrant strawberried thing that is just effortless. Ministry of Clouds 'LDR' Pinot Noir Blend 2023 What a lovely, elegant wine! Equal parts Pinot Noir, Syrah and Gamay, it's fresh and breezy, with unripe cherry skin, red berries, and a silken palate. Soft and gentle, but not without precision and direction. There's a gentle wash of tannin to keep things on track. Delicious drinking.

Interesting to note

Temperature makes an enormous difference to how any wine tates, and especially your perception of sweetness, tannins and alcohol. Cooler temps make sweet wines feel less round, and alcoholic wines feel less 'warm', although chilly days can also turn down fruit flabvorus and encourage dry, tannic wines to taste even drier.