Here's a spicy and sassy red wine from northeast Italy to pair with boiled beef and minty chutney. The Perusini 2016 Friuli Colli Orientali Cabernet Franc Ronchi di Gramogliano shows a unique bouquet with distinctive notes of white peppercorn, spice, dark fruit and tart plum. This is a compact, mid-weight wine that reveals some of the thorniness and tightly wound character of a cooler growing environment. There is a touch of herbal greenness at the back. Some 6,000 bottles were made.