Naked by Punks, Shiraz Mataro

• Vintage: 2020
• Origin: McLaren Vale, Australia
  
• Taste guide: Expressive notes of musk, violets and charcuterie meats. The palate is dense with dark fruits, a little quince and juniper spice.
• 75cl - 14% - Screwcap opening
• Food pairing: Grilled red meat, hearty stews and/or roasted vegetables.

Some Young Punks produces some stand-out wines – inside and out. Known for their striking pop art labels, the punks were on the front of the packaging revolution in Australia and always thought differently about how to package their wines. With their punk attitude to winemaking, Colin McBryde, Jen Gardner and Nic Bourke make wines with charisma and attitude. “Each time we make a wine”, they say, “it may be the last wine we make – and if it isn’t worthy of being the last then it will never wear the Some Young Punks name.”

Their contemporary approach means minimal use of oak and short ferments to retain maximum punchy vibrancy. The creative trio believe it’s okay to judge these books by their covers, which are as bright and bold as the wines they clothe.

£14.55-16.00 at other UK merchants (Dec ‘24) so a great price here at Bin Ends!