A Cascabel is a small bell used in Spanish celebrations and is synonymous with festivity, liveliness and charm. Cascabel Winery is situated 45km south of Adelaide, at the base of the Sellicks Hill Range near Willunga, on the Fleurieu Peninsula. This area has a warm, dry climate with windy conditions that reduces vine vigor and subsequent yields. The soil is a deep well drained stony loam of low fertility ideal for grape growing without irrigation. Duncan Ferguson and Susana Fernandez are both very qualified winemakers and have extensive winemaking experience in Australia, Spain, France, Italy, Germany and New Zealand. This not only gives them a thorough grounding in many different styles but also an interest in producing wines in Australia with a complexity and finesse beyond simple combinations of fruit and oak. They are keen to explore the possibilities of medium-full bodied red blends of the style of the Rhone in France and the Rioja in Spain.