Bonavita Faro DOC 2018: Power Meets Poise

Ayako Hirano — Nice but a bit steep

6/10

Got this for a dinner party and it went down well enough with the lamb. Decent dark fruit flavours and I liked the chocolatey thing going on, but at over thirty quid I expected a bit more wow factor. It's good, just not sure it's that good for the money.

Ruth Banks — Great with steak night

7/10

We had this with ribeyes on Saturday and it was a really solid match. Blackcurrant and something cedary that worked perfectly with the char on the meat. Took a while to open up though — definitely pour it out 20 mins before you drink it.

Rafael Santos — Punching well above its weight

8/10

Picked this up after the guy at my local wine shop recommended it. For 12.5% ABV this has no business being as full and rich as it is — loads of dark cherry and plum, almost like a wine twice the alcohol. The tannins are really smooth too, none of that drying-out-your-mouth thing. Would absolutely buy again.