Sacred and profane, or just bold and beautiful? Perfumed, plummy and blue berried just like the label suggests, with a vivacious personality. Plenty of squished dark fruits, and a verve of acidity that hits as a fresh surf wave dumping a mouthful of tongue dominating sandy tannins. Strong, for sure, in an unashamedly bold and beautiful way.

The Vino Intrepido, is James Scarebrook, a communicator, wholesaler, retailer and now winemaker. From studying all facets of the wine industry over the years, he recently turned his hand to the making of the juice, and turns out he's a bit of a dab hand at it all. Whether it's down to his years of study or simply natural talent remains to be seen, but his first forays into winemaking over the past few years have yielded great results! After having spent time in Italy and developing a real passion for the food, wine and culture there, James works heavily with Italian grape varieties being grown in some amazing Victorian vineyards. James wants to capture the essence of drinkability and a sense of place, and to him this means intervening only when it will benefit the final product. If you've never heard of Sagrantino, we don't blame you. It is mostly only found in one teeny tiny spot in Italy, Montefalco, in the heart of Umbria. One of those rare red varieties to have colour in both the skin and the pulp, making it typically an intensely dark and tannic wine. It's made conservatively so as to preserve the inherent character of the variety. Let's spill the 'T' here... it's probably one of Australia's best Sagrantino's so far, and clearly has a bright future on the pre-cambrian soils of Heathcote.