Esule
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb rack, grilled ribeye steak, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The RedHeads Esule is born from a spirit of rebellion and liberation, with its name translating to 'exile' in Italian. This wine represents a departure from mainstream, mass-produced styles, sourcing Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from prized, low-yielding vineyards across South Australia's premier regions. Crafted in small batches, the fruit undergoes careful fermentation followed by maturation in French oak hogsheads. The result is a wine of striking depth and character, boasting classic notes of dark cassis, mint, and structured, fine-grained tannins. The evocative label, depicting an exiled figure escaping into the night, perfectly captures the winery's ethos of rescuing exceptional parcels of fruit to create wines with a distinct, independent soul.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in the early 2000s as an unconventional garagiste collective in South Australia, RedHeads was created to liberate talented winemakers from corporate constraints and allow them to craft expressive, small-batch passion projects. Today operating from a purpose-built, eco-friendly winery in the Barossa Valley, the producer focuses on sustainable viticulture, utilizing solar energy, water reclamation, and gentle, hands-on production methods. Sourcing prime fruit from dedicated growers across South Australia's premier sub-regions, RedHeads crafts daring, fruit-forward wines that challenge conventional styles. The winery is acclaimed for its distinct, vividly labeled portfolio, headlined by rich, characterful reds such as Dogs of the Barossa Shiraz, Whip-Hand Cabernet Sauvignon, and innovative multi-varietal blends.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon