'Adventurous Wines' Pack | December 2025
Off the beaten track varietals, to push your palate. No regrets!
December's Adventurous Wines 3-Pack Includes:
1. 2019 Borachio Savagnin Ancestral Sparkling
Savagnin | McLaren Vale, SA | Alicia + Mark | Borachio
A very special bottle indeed... a reminder that patience pays off. Hand-harvested in February 2019, pressed directly, settled overnight, and aged for 24 months before bottling in March 2021, this long, gentle élevage shapes its character. Despite the age and extended time on lees, it’s incredibly bright and fresh: fine, delicate bubbles carrying notes of lemon tart, shortbread, and toffee apple. As it opens, it drifts into granny-smith-apple-crumble territory (yum?!)... comforting, layered, and beautifully tied together by that slow, careful maturation.
2. 2024 Mount Horrocks Semillon
Semillon | Clare Valley, SA | Stephanie Toole | Mount Horrocks Wines
The Mount Horrocks Semillon is a Clare Valley classic with a cult following, and it’s easy to see why. Stephanie Toole’s vines struggle on the rocky, low-nutrient Mount Horrocks soils, but that’s exactly what gives this Semillon its focus, depth, and character. The 2024 release is bright yellow-gold, opening with granny smith apple, lemon zest, fresh herbs and delicate florals, underpinned by subtle, textural oak. The palate is crisp yet creamy, overflowing with supple fruit and gentle spice. Clare Semillon at its very best!
3. 2019 Agricola Morasinsi Sferra Cavallo
Aglianico | Puglia, IT | Sveva Sernia | Agricola Morasinsi
The 2019 Sferra Cavallo is the wildest, most bare-knuckled expression of Aglianico. Taking its name from the old Murgia tracks so rocky they were said to pull the shoes off horses... this wine charges forward with the same feral, earthy, free-running spirit. Born in the warm winds and limestone soils of the Alta Murgia, this is Aglianico raised the Morasinsi way... fermentation kicks off on its own in concrete, then the wine rests for 20 months across concrete, amphora, and old barrels... unfined, unfiltered, and totally unpolished. In the glass, it’s all dark cherry, wild herbs, potpourri and dusty stone... structured but gentle, with tannins that feel like a firm handshake rather than a punch. It’s honest, elemental, and deliciously alive.
