This wine is a deep red with hints of purple. On the nose, the wine displays a complex perfume of spice, dark cherry, plum, dark chocolate, freshly roasted coffee beans and charred oak. The palate is full and generous but with refreshing levels of acidity and tannins ensuring this is a wine to age.

Named in honour of Bill Taylor, The Pioneer is a bold step in the Taylor family's continued journey to craft refined and distinctive wines that rival the world's best. The grapes come from a series of exceptional vineyard blocks earmarked by Adam Eggins. Those blocks cover a range of micro-climates and elevations within the St Andrews vineyard, the Auburn estate and southern Clare Valley.

Wakefield is a third generation family wine business and was founded in 1969 by Bill Taylor who was inspired by his love for the red wines of Bordeauxs Medoc region. He was drawn to South Australias Clare Valley with the attraction of the red-brown loam over limestone soils (also known as Terra Rossa) and the Clare Valleys cool climate which were known to be ideal for the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Today Wakefield is headed up by Mitchell Taylor whose philosophy blends an old world estate mind set with new world winemaking innovation; coupled with an almost fanatical attention to detail and obsession with quality. This results in wines of tremendous quality and style that are made with respect for the companys family heritage. Wakefield was recently acclaimed as the most Awarded Winery in the World by The World Association of Wine Writers and Journalists (WAWWJ).