Bleasdale The Wild Fig Shiraz

“The cherry on top of the cupcake or the golden star on our homework…”

We’re guessing the crew at Bleasdale probably had a bit of a wild party and a few wild jigs on the table when their previous vintage Wild Fig 2018 took out one of the most prestigious awards in the Australian wine industry – the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy. Specifically, their Wild Fig 2018 won the “Trophy for the Best One or Two-Year-Old Red Wine.” AND it was the first ever blend to win the award!

Beating over 1,000 other “young” wines to the title, you can understand why they’d put this down as one of the greatest awards to ever grace the trophy cabinet at Bleasdale HQ there in the Langhorne Creek.

Well, hold on to your wigs – The Wild Fig is back with the latest 2019 vintage! And it’s a beauty for the money.

SGM. GSM. MCG. SCG. What’s it all about? Well two of those are cricket grounds and two are famous red wine blends. The SGM is Shiraz (66%) Grenache (30%) and a splash of Mourvedre (4%). Three classic grape varieties used to produce this gorgeously spicy and aromatic, generous and silky style Aussie red.

Made by the first established winery in the Langhorne Creek area, they named this one after the wild fig trees that grow on the banks of the Bremer River that passes through the Bleasdate estate. Drink now to 2024 and pair with pretty much any flame grilled slab of sizzling red meat coming off the BBQ – steak, lamb, pork or chicken.