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Andrew Mcpherson’s aim with The Full Fifteen has always been to create a huge, black red that’s smooth and immensely drinkable. This 2014 is so rich, it’s like two bottles crammed into one. Style: Rich and flavoursome Country: South Eastern Australia Alcohol: 15%

As close as you could hope to come to genuine Châteauneuf style for less than £8 a bottle. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre are the three mainstays of this Gold medal winner that boasts layers of velvety ripe black fruit, liquorice and spicy complexity. Style: Full-bodied, rich red Country: France Alcohol: 14.0%  

The Rothschilds make some of Bordeaux’s finest wines, so this red, from their own vineyards in Chile’s Colchagua Valley, is something really special – as fine wine expert Robert Parker notes, Los Vascos “turns out classy, elegant, stylish wines”. Style: Full-bodied, rich red Country: France Alcohol: 14.0%

Puglian Primitivo is “seriously fruity and bold” (BBC Good Food magazine) and this powerful, rich, special edition, from the maker of your No.1 most reordered red, offers all the spicy fruit packed richness and weight of Italy’s sun-blessed south. Style: Full-bodied, rich red Country: Italy Alcohol: 14.0%