2015 Syrah

Langhorne Creek.

93 Points - “Elegant wine here. Though it says 14 percent on the bottle it feels more svelte, spicy and fine boned, and there’s plenty of flavour packed in. I like the bouquet, redolent of exotic spice, briar, the red berries, and how it replicates in that silky glide across the palate. Lovely wine.” - Mike Bennie, WBM March/April 2018

90 Points - “From the original vineyard planted by Attilio Freschi (David Freschi's father) in '72, open-fermented, 25% whole bunches, matured for 18 months in (two) used French barriques, 50 dozen made. Packs prodigious power into is medium-bodied 14% frame. The colour has moved along at a confident clip, and is consistent with the neatly softened palate, part Langhorne Creek, part the cork closure.” - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2018

2017 Malbec

Langhorne Creek, from the original 2.5 hectare plantings by David’s parents in 1972. The small yields and extended ripening conditions of 2017 resulted in excellent quality fruit, and a gloriously fragranced wine. Blueberry, rhubarb, violet and spice on the nose, with deep, intense flavour and strong backbone of full, fine tannins enhanced by saline minerality.

90 Points - Ned Goodwin for Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2021

2014 La Signora

Nebbiolo, Shiraz, Malbec; Langhorne Creek.

95 Points - “70% nebbiolo, 15% each of shiraz and malbec, 22 individual parcels from a single vineyard separately open-fermented with wild yeast, macerated for 3-4 weeks, matured for 18 months in used French oak. Clear red-purple; the bouquet is fragrant, spicy cherry/sour cherry expanding in the best way on the long medium-bodied palate. It's interesting how nebbiolo dominates the flavours, the function of the other two varieties contributing more to weight and structure.” - James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2018

2015 Profondo

Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec; Langhorne Creek. Sourced solely from the oldest plantings. The ninth bottling in 16 years of Profondo, as the wine is only produced when the result is of exceptional quality and shows potential for long-term cellaring. The Cabernet Sauvignon brings savoury notes of black olive, mint, cassis, herbs and raspberries; fleshed out by the expansive and spicy characters of the Shiraz; and the Malbec adding a layer of dark fruits and earth. Complex, multi-layered, elegant.

90 Points - Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2019

2019 Ragazzi Pinot Grigio

Adelaide Hills. Complex and concentrated flavour with pear, apple, and lime up front. The vibrant fruit flavours are supported by light, fine phenolics, juicy acidity and strong minerality.

92 Points - “This is excellent grigio, a category of wine that is among the most exciting of the contemporary Australian wine-scape. Excellent because it melds ripe, quenching sensations of baked apple and nashi pear gelato with a chewy phenolic riff, adding to the textural equation. hand-picked and wild-fermented in wood with time on lees, care has been taken. This is not complex. But that is far from the point. What it is, is a dangerously easy wine to drink of balance, joy and versatility across many a table. Delicious!” - Ned Goodwin for Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2021

2018 Ragazzi Chardonnay

Adelaide Hills. The 2018 vintage was one of the best for Casa Freschi’s Chardonnay, with fruit showing impressive depth and extract. The addition of Chadonnay Musque (33%) lends light floral and herb notes to the apple, lime, nectarine and white peach flavours. The palate is crisp and minerally, with plenty of fresh fruit and underlying nutty complexity.

93 Points - “A complex winemaking approach employed with clones/rootstocks/slopes and differing vine age components treated individually. All parcels were fermented and aged in used French barriques. The wine certainly has some complexity too, with toasty, malty, spicy characters vying for attention with the ripe stone fruit varietal aromas and flavours. A distinctive style.” - Steven Creber for Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2021

2017 Ragazzi Nebbiolo

Langhorne Creek. Produced to be an approachable and accessible style of Nebbiolo, designed to be drunk in its youth. Slightly shorter maceration and maturation periods.

92 Points - “Fruit from a single vineyard with a multiplicity of clone and rootstock combinations. Fermented in small open fermenters, aged 10 months in seasoned French barriques. Noticeably pale colour, even for nebbiolo. Earthy, savoury aromas with just a hint of rose-petal. Soft and approachable on the palate, finishing with a sour cherry like astringency. Drinking well now.” - Steven Creber for Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2021