Shiraz 56%, Pinot Noir,30%, Saperavi 16%, with fruit picked on two dates as vintage 2023 was cool and leisurely: Pinot Noir 30th of March, Shiraz, 25th of April. Saperavi 14th of April. Fermentations blended as soon as the last grape arrived. Pressed on the 9th of May. Volumes were so precious with ultra-low
vine yields that we really had to be so careful with this blend. Only two barrels filled. Bottled 18th of February 2025. Only 54 dozen made.

Saperavi, deep colour, robust tannins, with both red skin and flesh that really contribute to the depth of colour Attached is the dark cherry, dried fig, roses, and warm embrace of Shiraz. Pinot Noir takes over the final furlong for a luxurious, satin-silk finish. The deep, brooding, black olive, and cherry-ripe scented nose captures the Italian inspiration of Rageous. Neither light nor full-bodied, Rageous evolves across the palate as each variety vies for attention. The unconventional set of tannins, courtesy of the blend of varieties, are youthful and grippy, yet nicely rounded off by the oak. Acidity underpins this wine, weaving through smoky red cherry and sweet raspberry fruit. It has a juicy finish with bundles of flavour.

The nonsense prose on the label ‘In the land of mules there are no rules’ was penned by Ogden Nash. Rageous is a mule who lived on our vineyard in that first vintage of 2006. Rageous is our wine that is a blend of grape varieties that outraged the conservatives with our first vintage in 2006, and so all the words and nonsense landed on the label.