Special is right. Crafted from two renowned vineyards, this profound Barossa Shiraz was designed from the outset to offer a different take on a time-honoured style. That means the wonderful fruit is wild fermented, the wine is aged in only older oak, and it is unfined and unfiltered. In non-winemaking terms, that translates into a Shiraz that cuts differently to the usual big Barossan style. It's spicy, still full-bodied and lusciously textured but with light and dark - olives, dried herbs, and a little spice. Magnificent stuff.

In the winter of 2013, winemaker and Master of Wine Giles Cooke's father became ill. A non-smoker all his life, Giles' father was diagnosed with lung cancer, which had metastasised to the brain. Sadly, he died just 50 days later at the age of 74. Then, in 2014, Giles' mother tragically took her own life. Finally, Giles himself had a heart attack, completely out of the blue, in 2015. As part of his recovery journey from what was a horrid few years, Giles was inspired to help those less fortunate and started the Our Fathers label, with all profits from the sale of wines donated to charitable causes. For the Our Fathers wines, Giles (who is probably more famous for his epic Thistledown wines) taps into a network of top Barossan, Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley and McLaren Vale growers for high-quality fruit to then craft into charismatic wines with real charisma and authenticity, just like Giles himself.