Making this wine came down to splitting hairs as we tweaked the blend in tiny 1% increments until the perfect balance was achieved. This is the exact point at which the juicy, fragrant Grenache just tames the savoury chewiness of the Tempranillo. The result is a cheeky mezcla of red and blue fruit: raspberry, blueberry, plum and red cherry flavours with floral whirls of jasmine and lavender followed by secondary notes of pomegranate molasses, crushed gravel, and delicious dry Dutch-cocoa tann

Rosso Cova translates to brooding red, referring to the deep dark colour of wine produced from Montepulciano grapes. As a Mediterranean variety, it loves life in McLaren Vale. We fondly call it "Monte" for short as we prefer a mouthful of wine to one of syllables. And what a mouthful this is: plump, juicy Boysenberry fruit, big Chewy Tannins and a dash of Oregano thrown in. Begs for a big bowl of fat pasta with braised meat. Get your fork out!

Very dark, vibrant, purple with a dense crimson hue. Pepper/spice on the nose with macerated berries and a hint of pink grapefruit. Plum pudding and Christmas spices. Rich and soft entry with fragrant red fruits, some fresh tarragon and clear cedar characters complemented by dark cacao. Juicy macerated blackberries, tempered with the soft idiosyncratic milky McLaren Vale Shiraz sweetness and roundness and spike of red citrus and cranberry notes. Lush mouth filling after palate with rolling soft,

We believe that Australia’s vinous ‘workhorse’, We have spent more than a decade showcasing the regional expressions, dare we say ‘sense of place’ of Shiraz for all to taste and experience. We believe Shiraz shines brightest in the glass when nurtured from the vineyard to bottle and handled with a tempered and delicate hand in the winemaking process (just a waft of oak). From quintessentially Australian sparkling Shiraz (nee Chocolate Mousseux) to Joven (unoaked) Nature’s Crux and our four regional expressions of Langhorne Creek (Lake Doctor), Chocolate Factory (McLaren Vale), Hills are Alive (Adelaide Hills) and Baron Von Nemesis (Barossa) Shiraz. Take a journey of South Australian shiraz and experience the personality each wine we procured. Regionality & Styles of South Australian Shiraz including: 2021 Natures Crux, Fleurieu (organic) 2018 Hills are Alive, Adelaide Hills 2021 Lake Doctor, Langhorne Creek 2021 Chocolate Factory, McLaren Vale 2020 Age of Enlightenment, McLaren Vale Chocolate Mousseux NV Cuvee Shiraz , South Australia.

We have produced Shiraz and Cabernet in South Australia for over e Century and in this time regions like McLaren Vale and the Langhorne Creek have become renown for the wines produced from these varieties… and the quintessential Aussie classic ‘claret” of Shiraz Cabernet blends. These are the vinous endeavours of the regionally defined wines we nurtured from the 2022 vintage. Vintage Classic Aussie Reds 6pk including: 2022 Super Trooper Shiraz Cabernet, Fleurieu 2022 Natures Crux Shiraz, Fleurieu (organic) 2022 Lake Doctor Shiraz, Langhorne Creek 2022 Chocolate Factory Shiraz, McLaren Vale 2022 Blackberry Patch Cabernet, Fleurieu 2022 Is Off the Rank Cabernet, McLaren Vale