The Pugilist Cabernet Sauvignon – Sometimes you’ve got to stick up for yourself… Fight for what is right in this world and uphold some good old fashioned values. Of course, one must always retain ones manners and obey the rules just ask the Pugilist. He’s powerful, thick-skinned but well-bred and with the manners and sense of fair play of a true gent. Benchmark Cabernet aromas of cassis, herbs and subtle hints of mocha. Lovely balance, rich fleshy fruit with a well structured, lengthy finish.
Pairs well with roast beef or grilled sirloin.
The Pugilist is sourced from vineyard sites in Langhorne Creek, sited above the flood plain. Soils are of sandy loam with some iron rich red soils. Trellised and spur pruned to produce low yields which ensure balance and flavour.
Precise varietal expression and balance are what is sought to achieve and so picking time is of utmost importance. They pick just as flavours are approaching their peak rather than let them get over-ripe and retain whole berries in the ferment for vibrancy and we press relatively early to avoid astringent tannins.
Wild and Wilder by Thistledown is all about good, clean fun. Working hand-in-hand with their merry (in a good season) band of growers, they craft wines of supreme quality without taking it too seriously.
Their ethos is great fruit, grown by great people and made with love in the sure knowledge that wine is about the good times – delicious food and great memories. Founded by Giles Cooke MW and Fergal Tynan MW, who also make the Thistledown wines, ‘mundane’ is simply not in their DNA: being involved in every stage of the winemaking process, from bud burst to bottling, means that every bottle from by Thistledown is an experience you’ll want to savour again and again.
To see our full range of Wild and Wilder wines go to our dedicated web page
To see more about the Wild and Wilder winery go to their website.
The Character Series has a range of beautifully produced and packaged wines, benefitting from ultra premium quality fruit. Each wine has great varietal definition coupled with our signature vibrancy and freshness. These are wines that are immediately pleasing, yet an authentic expression of the variety and place.
The Pugilist Cabernet Sauvignon by Thistledown
£13.49 a bottle
6 in stock
Wild & Wilder, with undue gusto and irreverance, crafts benchmark South Australian
varieties and rule-breaking blends. Drawing on some of the same fruit sources as its alter-ego, Thistledown Wines, it employs the same light-touch winemaking albeit with a somewhat more eclectic outcome.
Making do with mundane is just not in their DNA. Being involved in every stage of the winemaking process from bud burst to bottle means that every bottle from Wild & Wilder is an experience you’ll want to try again.
South Australia is the largest wine producing state of Australia. It may be surprising to most that the Riverland region is the state’s largest grape producing area. The Barossa Valley is famed for its full-bodied, rich, ripe and generous reds. The Coonawarra is internationally renowned for its Cabernet Sauvignon (and prized ‘terra rossa’ soils). Padthaway, McLaren Vale, and the Clare Valley all make major contributions, and the importance of the Adelaide Hills is rapidly increasing.
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