Gerler 2023 "Fancy Pants" Shiraz
McLaren Vale
Fancy Pants started as a simple question: how do you make a $300 bottle of wine?
The answer was straightforward — start with the best fruit you can possibly find, and don’t hold back in the winery.
This wine is built around a tiny parcel of elite McLaren Vale Shiraz, sourced from a block normally destined for top-tier brands. With fruit valued at around $7,000 per tonne — more than three times what we usually pay — the quality of the grapes set the tone for everything that followed. A small portion of outstanding Blewitt Springs Shiraz was blended in to add lift and structure.
The wine spent 18 months maturing in French oak hogsheads, with 60% new oak, carefully monitored and tasted obsessively as the tannins softened and the fruit and oak came into balance. Only around 1,500 bottles were produced.
Bottled under cork and sealed with wax, Fancy Pants is rich, complex and unapologetically luxurious.
Tasting Notes
Dark black fruits, lifted florals and chocolatey French oak, with a plush, powerful palate and remarkable length.
Alcoholic Content
13.5% alc/vol
Serving Temp
16-18° Celsius
Drink Window
Delicious now with decanting, but will reward patience. Ideally cellar for 5 years and enjoy over the following decade.
Let customers speak for us
from 48 reviewsThis wine is the wine that soothes my week. It is my let’s finish the day with something great wine. It is my go to red wine.
This is my favourite special occasion red wine, I love the flavour and the I have to say while it doesn’t impact the wine but I love the Rej artwork.
I love this wine when I am just not sure if I want a red or a white. A great afternoon wine for our Queensland spring weather.
Just stunning! Will be purchasing again … and again ….and again!!!!
Beautiful red. Perfect slightly chilled on a hot day
What can I say about this wine? Well its like angels dancing on my tongue. Thank you Dave
Great wine and value for money! Delivery was quick and easy
Love this wine! Great taste, great price!
Got on to Dave’s via a family member. We had been to City Winery several times over the years & had a great time. Were introduced to the GSM variety recently. This Gerler is a nice drop & with my welcome 10% off was incredible value. Cin cin🍷
Such a delicious wine, and a crowd pleaser for a range of palates. Value for money on the cleanskin case is unbeatable. You would not be able to find wine of this quality at this price at any chain bottle shop.
Can always trust you are getting premium wine from Dave. You can try before you buy. I love supporting a local business. We have been buying wine from Dave ever since he opened City winery all those years ago.
A great shop to drop in for wine and the staff have great wine knowledge
This is definitely a five star wine. it is on my must buy again list. For meit is perfection.