They had different red epis in the past 2 years. Both are red with gold hardware. The older one has darker striations and the LV logo is darkened as well. The 'New Red' doesn't have as dark striations and the LV logo is not darkened (therefore, hard to view until you get up close). I know this for a fact because when I was purchasing a red epi pochette, I got to choose between the one last stock of old red epi versus the new red epi. My 6 keyholder is also red epi but has dark striations w/dark LV logo. I had recently bought a red epi french wallet, but this one didn't have dark striations and the LV was not darkened (I ended up returning to repurchase through Eluxury to avoid tax).
I like the older one better. The red has an overall darker rich color to it.