IL CATTIVO WINES ARE AN ECLECTIC SALUTE TO OUR HERITAGE AND OUR ROOTS. FROM OUR BLEWITT SPRINGS GRENACHE TO OUR FISHERMANS BAY FIANO, ALL OUR WINES PAIR WELL WITH GREAT COMPANY AND FANTASTIC FOOD. IT’S THE STUFF OF LEGENDS OR AT THE VERY LEAST, A LEGENDARY NIGHT OUT!

IL CATTIVO’S MANTRA IS TO LIVE LIFE WITH A CHEEKY GRIN. A PLAYFUL EXPRESSION OF WINE MAKING IS NOT ONLY ENCOURAGED IT IS EXPECTED. BUT DON’T THINK THIS MEANS WE AREN’T PASSIONATE ABOUT WINE, IL CATTIVO LOVES TO PLEASE AND THIS MEANS PRODUCING WINES THAT ARE TRULY EXPRESSIVE, WITH LOTS OF CHARACTER. OUR METHOD OF WINEMAKING RELIES ON MINIMAL FILTERING AND SHORT MACERATION TIMES FOR OUR BELOVED REDS, MAKING THEM SING WITH PERSONALITY.

PICTURESQUE PORT ELLIOT AN HOUR SOUTH OF ADELAIDE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF IL CATTIVO. HERE YOU WILL FIND HIS SUDO ITALIAN ROOTS AMONGST A SMALL VINEYARD THAT SPECIALISES IN FIANO AND MONTEPULCIANO. BUT AS IS TRUE OF MANY LEGENDS, THE IL CATTIVO SPIRIT HAS TOUCHED MORE THAN ONE PLACE. IL CATTIVO HAS OFTEN BEEN SEEN WANDERING THE PICTURESQUE ADELAIDE HILLS AND McLAREN VALE REGIONS IN PURSUIT OF FOND FRIENDSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS ALIKE.