The Squid’s Fist, Some Young Punks

• Vintage: 2020
• Origin: Barossa, Australia
  
• Taste guide: Sour cherries, plums and sweet spices lead to a light silky mouthfeel, with firm tannins, raspberries and a pinch of black pepper. The wine is vivacious and fresh with hints of smoke.
• 75cl - 14% - Screwcap opening
• Food pairing: Grilled meats, spicy dishes, and hearty stews.

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.