Special order: 10 to 12 weeks
This glass is ideal for full-bodied, complex red wines loaded with tannins. Its generous capacity lets the bouquet develop fully and softens the rough texture. It accentuates fruit aromas, reduces the bitterness of tannins, and helps the wines find their balance.
Perfect for these grape varieties: Pomerol, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Médoc, Margaux, Pauillac, St. Émilion, etc.
The great wines of Bordeaux’s Left and Right Banks — Médoc, Pessac-Léognan, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol — are the most structured expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot. Imposing tannins, notes of blackcurrant, cedar, tobacco and graphite, and a long finish that asks for years in the cellar.
A wide, open bowl is essential for these ageing wines: it aerates the tannins, opens complex aromas, and lets alcohol lift so the fruit and the precision of the oak can show.
The collection that brought grape-specific glass into the home
Launched in 1986, Riedel’s Vinum series is the first machine-blown range in which every shape is optimized for a grape. A perfect balance of tasting performance and accessible price.
The Austrian art of the wine glass since 1756.
Riedel is the Austrian house that revolutionized modern wine service by creating the first grape-specific glass. Each shape is designed to direct the wine to the optimal zone of the tongue and release the bouquet of that style.