Enjoy these cracking reds with your Easter feast

Here are a dozen reds from around the world for serving this Easter to suit all budgets, from £8 to over £20.

Chile: Syrah Reserva 2019 Vina Leyda

GREAT VALUE

Cracking price for this cool climate Chilean syrah made by talented Viviana Navarrete. In extreme coastal Leyda valley, syrah struggles to ripen, but Navarrete has made an elegant, restrained, minerally example.

£8, reduced from £10, until 6 April at Co-op

Spain: Graciano 2018 Vina Zorzal

Graciano is one of the unsung heroes in Spain, prized for its deep colour and pepperiness in blends in Rioja. This varietal graciano comes from neighbouring region Navarra. Gutsy rich red which punches above its price tag. Loved its pepper and spice notes and lush black fruit.

£8.50, The Wine Society

Argentina: Malbec 2018 Familia Gascon

Malbec is so popular, it has almost become a brand. If you are looking for a rich, lush, approachable example from Mendoza, this is remarkably good for £10. This Agrelo malbec is fruit forward, cherry-fruited, vanillatoned, a soft smooth example made by winemaker Gustavo Marin.

£9.89, Fine Wine Direct

France: La Curiosite Minervois 2017 Celliers Jean D’alibert GREAT VALUE

A brilliant new find – from declassified liviniere grapes in Minervois’ top vineyard site. Essentially offcuts of syrah not required for the flagship wine. Tremendous depth of colour, meaty spicy aromas, vivid bright juicy fruits with ripe tannins. The nose takes time to open, so aerate well or even open the day beforehand.

£10.25, Corney & Barrow

South Africa: Nero 2019 Bosman Wines

Sicily’s nero d’avola is one of the world’s most robust droughtresistant grapes. Very stylish with fresh, light style despite the South African heat – layers of flavour, smooth soft tannins and very approachable.

£12, Sainsbury’s

Italy: Monferrato Rosso ‘Nivo’ 2013 Rugra

What a treat to have such a mature dolcetto. This smoky, leathery, earthy Piedmontese red is made from a historic 1,000 year old indigenous strain of dolcetto, picula rusa with tiny clusters and red stems.

£15, Woodwinters

Chile: Loncomilla Garnacha 2018 Maturana Wines

STAR BUY

A wine for grenache geeks. A stand-out red from dry farmed (no irrigation) 25-year-old garnacha vines top-grafted onto 120-year-old Pais vines, fermented and matured ten months in amphora pots. Bright, juicy, sappy, chewy fruits, savoury note and attractive freshness. £15.25, Corney & Barrow

Lebanon: Old Vine Carignan 2018 Chateau Ksara

From 60-year-old vines grown over 1,000m in western Bekaa valley by Lebanon’s oldest winery. This is remarkably approachable with herby, sweet, generous, lush fruit with carignan’s characteristic bitter twist to the finish.

£11.95, The Wine Society

France: Chateau Capbern 2014 STAR BUY

Clear winner in our tasting – an almost perfect example of affordable claret at its peak. Gorgeous sweet black fruit, mature cedary nose, full of flavour with superb tannin structure and lingering length.

£15, Justerini & Brooks

South Africa: Anysbos Grenache Noir 2017

Loved this deep plummy herby complex 100 per cent grenache made by Marelise Nieman, who uses minimalist techniques to produce juicy ripe flavours and spicy undertones.

£24, Woodwinters

New Zealand: Scott Base Pinot Noir 2018 Allan Scott STAR BUY

Sweet, luscious, bright fruit and smooth voluptuous palate which will appeal to those who like velvet smooth pinots.

£17.29, Great Grog; Fine Wines Direct

Italy: Rosso Di Valtellina 2017 Barbacan

From mind-bogglingly steep slopes cultivated by hand in eastern Valtellina. This beautiful example of chiavennasca field blend shows the light, elegant, gentle side of nebbiolo – fresh, floral, cranberry notes: lush, pure juicy ripe fruit. £21.99, Raeburn Fine Wines

Join Rose’s Meet the Californian Winemaker tasting with Scots-born Andy Smith of DUMOL on Friday 9 April, rosemurraybrown.com