Good for parties
Kylie Minogue, Rosé, Vin de France 2019. £9, Tesco, alc 12.5%
As well as a single-estate Côtes de Provence rosé, Kylie Minogue is behind this Vin de France, made with grapes from various southern regions. It has attractive white-blossom aromas and crisp red-berry fruit. A good choice for parties.
Supple and easy-drinking
Bodegas Fabre, Viñalba Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza, Argentina 2019. £10, Tesco, alc 14.5%
Viñalba's Reserve Malbecs are super, but Bordeaux-born Hervé Joyaux Fabre has made a fine Cabernet here (with 15% Malbec): supple and easy-drinking with grippy tannins on a round body, fleshed out by warm, spiced black-berry fruit.
Black cherry and salted plum
Pazzia, Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy 2018. £11.99, Waitrose Cellar, alc 14%
This southern Italian red will appeal to…
