Saltram Limited Release Winemaker's Selection Shiraz Tempranillo 2010, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia: A spectacularly rich and complex blend of mostly Shiraz and just 8% Tempranillo grapes grown in a very low-yield, small (0.8 hectare) estate vineyard. Loaded with blackberry, cassis, and fleshy black plums, yet offering supreme balance and pleasure. Wow! Drink: 2014-2020. 305599 14.50% D 750 mL  $44.95 Score: 95/100. February 15, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Mission Hill Family Estate Quatrain 2009, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, V.Q.A., Canada: Spectacularly rich, complex and deep. This towering red offers aromas of dark red fruit, smoke, dried herbs and cigar box. It's a multi-layered wine that will cellar very well. Truly one of Canada's flagship wines. Drink: 2013-2020. 218636 14% XD 750 mL  $44.95 Score: 95/100. January 19, 2013 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery Meritage 2013, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia BC VQA, Canada: A gorgeous BC red wine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc from the exceptional 2013 vintage. Complex, rich, deep and long: this Canadian flagship wine has it all. A great cellar candidate as well. Taste the very best of what BC (and Canada) can produce from this top-notch winery in a superb vintage. Drink: 2016-2022. 343038  14.50% XD 750 mL  $64.95 Score: 95/100. December 30, 2016 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Montes Purple Angel 2013, Colchagua Valley, Chile: Purple Angel will make you feel as though you've gone to heaven aloft a cloud of sensory pleasure. Can one wine pack more flavour into the bottle? I'm skeptical. If you love full-bodied, juicy, fruit-forward wines, this is your apogee as it also has all of those other great hallmarks of superb wine: complexity, balance and finish. Pair with a juicy steak. Yes please! Drink: 2016-2023. 62364 14.50% XD 750 mL  $96.95 Score: 98/100. November 26, 2016 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Villa Girardi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2009, Veneto, Italy: Classic DOC Amarone with gorgeous concentration: black cherry liqueur, smoke and dried herb aromas. Mouth-watering and complex with layers of depth and length. A wine to celebrate life! Drink: 2013-2020. 159913 13.50% D 750 mL  $41.95 Score: 95/100. February 1, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Gemma Giblin Riserva Barolo 2006, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: A terrific Barolo! Big, tannic grip but gorgeous flavours flow in and around that dry feeling with juicy dried cherries and leather and smoke. Full-bodied with an incredibly long finish on this robust red wine. Dried tobacco leaves and leather on a satisfying ending. Drink: 2014-2019. 185025 14% D 750 mL  $49.95 Score: 95/100. March 29, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review

Erudito Reserva Especial 2008, Rioja D.O.C.A., Spain: Dense, deep, concentrated and mouth-watering complexity in the glass here. A wine to sip, savour and yes even analyze if you are so inclined (or reclined). Aromas of black fruit, smoke, dark spice, violets and mystery. Wow. Drink: 2014-2020. 378885 14% XD 750 mL  $39.95 Score: 95/100. August 16, 2014 Top Rated Red Wine. Best Beef Wine Full Review