Giovanni Maglieri set out from the very start to create regionally expressive McLaren Vale wines. When John Loxton joined Maglieri in 1981, the estate was able to harvest the fruit of Giovanni Maglieri's labours, and to establish a distinctive House style. John Loxton was judged to have made the Best 1992 McLaren Vale Red Wine and was crowned as conferred with the prestigious title of Bushing King. In the years that followed, Maglieri accumulated further successes at competitions throughout Australia and overseas. Today Maglieri retain many of the best Cabernet vines to be found in McLaren Vale. The finished wine is treated to an extended maturation under a selection of the finest oaks.