The 2019 Shiraz is a blend of three quite different McLaren Vale soil types. So expect a lot of complexity. i.e. many different sensations simultaneously evident. Hopefully this is what will make you come back for another sip (or 3)! To start with, there’s the sandy, well drained soils out at Blewitt Springs and McLaren Flat. Usually they have clay and gravel underneath. Big, rich, bold wines come from these soils. Just to make things interesting, I have used some of the fame

I wanted to say thanks for all your support over the last 5 years but wasn’t sure how. I decided what better way, than to produce a kick-ass McLaren Vale red under $13 per bottle! The 2017 Le Petit Rouge is a McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz blend. It went live online this month and with Naked Wine’s amazing business model, it’s on the virtual shelf at the Angel price of just $12.49. Wow! This wine is unique in that it isn't a single vineyard wine. Cabernet and Shiraz blends are

If you’ve read my Naked Bio, you’ll know it mentions my love of GSM blends. “All this experience has armed James-Paul with an incredible breadth of knowledge. Making blends like GSM is now one of his biggest joys, as it’s more an art than a science when trying to build structure”. Your patience and my toil for the past two years have brought my latest incarnation to the virtual shelves of Naked. A GSM red blend from McLaren Vale has just been released exclusively for the Ange

I'm so excited to announce that my 2017 Handcrafted Enfant Terrible McLaren Vale Cabernet will be released this month on Naked.

No expense spared, nor have any short cuts been taken in making my Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz wine. The fruit for this wine is sourced from a famous patch of dirt in Blewitt Springs, which is a sub region of McLaren Vale located out the back of the district. This iconic 74 year old vineyard produces only 2.5 tonnes per acre of prize fruit which is fought over by the district's winemakers each year. Starting life in the winery in an open top fermenter, then ‘must’ is hand sho

I don't often make strongly regional wines, as I tend to forgo regional and varietal character in order to make a wine that is more drinkable. Thus my 2016 McLaren Vale Shiraz is somewhat of an enigma for me. In making my first McLaren Vale Shiraz under my Handcrafted Enfant Terrible label, I was looking to create a wine that would sit extremely well in a line-up of my favourite McLaren Vale Shiraz's; Scarpantoni Block 3 Shiraz, Kay Brothers Basket Pressed Shiraz and Mr Riggs