Reds to Chill for Summer Super Six

On hot days and warmer evenings, certain reds lend themselves to being slightly chilled. Here are three perfect for chilling, sipping and sharing. Two bottles of each – excellent value at $26.99 a bottle, saving you $66. Grenache is one of those grapes that takes a chill beautifully, and no one does Grenache better than Thistledown (winners of THE top wine of the year in the Halliday Companions 2026 awards – for a Grenache, of course. Thorny Devil is a 93pt, Great Value treat – "Grenache’s red fruit arsenal is on display in raspberry, cherry, redcurrant, pomegranate et al, along with billowing rose-scented florals" (Marcus Ellis, The Halliday Wine Companion). Gamay is the great grape of France's Beaujolais, but although not that often seen at home, works a treat in this 93pt Adelaide Hills grown beauty from RedHeads – it's juicy and Gold-winning. Rob Mack's Aphelion winery is a rapidly rising star of McLaren Vale, here you can taste his straight Mourvèdre (aka Mataro), dark, savoury and food friendly – it's delicious served slightly chilled with barbecued fare.