2024 Clare Valley Watervale Basket-pressed Tempranillo

 
New release!
New release!
 

$26.00

Savoury aromas of blueberry and dusky brooding spices…….juicy round mid palate and good length of flavour! 

Inspired by the Spanish winemakers of the Rioja and Ribera del Duero wine regions who generously shared their winemaking techniques for the Tempranillo grape variety with me.

–Tim

Rated 92 points in Halliday Wine Companion, September 2026.

“All the purple here. Mulberry in slurpy texture, soft, sweet spice notes, a touch of salted licorice and some light chocolatey notes. Scents and flavours in the same vein. A shimmy of fine tannin, the vibrancy a major appeal here. Good rendering of the variety in a kind of up-market nouveau way. Delightful.”

– Mike Bennie

 

Description

STYLE

Specifically made as a food wine – medium bodied and easy drinking, yet with vibrant character. Particularly suited to spicy food and a wide cross section of Mediterranean cuisine.

VITICULTURE

The fruit for this wine was sourced off a single site vineyard in the sub-region of Watervale. Soil profile is red loam over limestone, typically known as terra rossa. Yield was 3.5 tonnes/acre.

VINIFICATION

Plentiful rainfall over December provided a good supply of soil moisture. Warm weather throughout January to April allowed for even ripening conditions and good flavour/natural acidity profiles .The grapes were harvested in late February and fermented on skins through to dryness in static red fermenters. Alcohol 13.5%v/v

TASTING NOTES

The fruit for this wine was sourced from a single site vineyard in the famous Watervale region. Complex savoury aromas of blueberry and dusky brooding spices. The palate is a sensuous mix of savoury and spice, balanced with fine tannins. A juicy round mid palate and good length of flavour is a result of time honoured basket pressing. This supple style of wine can be enjoyed as a versatile food accompaniment. Short term cellaring of 4 – 6 years.

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