About the wine
Seriously delightful food-loving red
- The Sangiovese grape famously comes from Tuscany in Italy. Geoff’s Sangiovese is sourced from a high quality Currency Creek vineyard, 84km south of Adelaide on the edge of the Fleurieu Peninsula.
- A good sniff before you sip will let you fully appreciate this tempting medium-bodied red. You’ll be treated to wave of vanilla, wild berries and anise, followed by fig, rose petals and dried cherry. Cranberry, currant, plum, dried flowers and a spicy note develops once on your tongue.
- This is a seriously delightful food-loving wine. The delicious combination of premium Aussie grapes, hands-on care and attention from an award-winning winemaker and Angel funding has created a unique, small batch gem.
Best before
3-5 years or more for additional complexity
Serving advice
Sangiovese doesn't necessarily need to be aerated, however if given the chance to breathe for about twenty minutes, it'll be just right. Or simply pour the Sangiovese into the center of the glass from a height of about 15cm and the wine will aerate nicely as it pours.
Food match
Straight up, pasta dishes made with rich tomato ragu! The bright acidity of the wine combines beautifully with the tomato in the sauce - plus, enjoy a glass whilst cooking! Pizza with pork and fennel sausage is a treat - along with a gorgeous charcuterie & cheese plate!
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Australia
Currency Creek
Sangiovese
Big Red
14.0% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Geoff Thompson
The first winemaker in his family, Geoff got to grips with grapes in 2002 and left a promising career in photographic science to do something he was passionate about. Hard work and enviable talent saw him work his way up the wine-stained ladder to Senior Winemaker at the Tahbilk Group in Victoria, in charge of more than a million cases a year!
Building a reputation as a master blender, Geoff won a ton of gold medals and trophies for his wines - and developed an itch to branch out on his own, back in his McLaren Vale homeland. Angels helped him scratch it in 2013 when a phone call in a car park kicked off his dream to create wines under his own label for them!
With his winemaking wizardry and access to some of the best grapes in the country, Geoff has been wowing Angels with his sensational South Australian wines ever since. He’s caught the eye of the critics too. In 2022, his winery was awarded 4.5 stars in the iconic Halliday wine companion.
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