The Artisan Barossa Tempranillo 2018

Allegiance Wines The Artisan Barossa Tempranillo 2018

Varieties

Tempranillo

Region

Barossa – 68% Barossa Valley, 32% Eden Valley

Winemaking Notes

Sourced from approximately 18 year old vines in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. Crushed and destemmed into a tank fermenter with a cultured yeast added post crusher for a period of 8 days on skins. The wine was matured for 10 months in 50% seasoned French and American oak hogsheads.

Colour

Bright red

Nose

Aromas of ripe, brooding cherries and plums

Palate

The fruit is round and full with dark berry characters and earthy spicy herbs notes. Fresh and lifted in the mid palate with a beautiful clean and intense finish.

Comments

The Artisan, a skilled craftsman producing high quality wines in small quantities using traditional methods. Allegiance Wines The Artisan is a small batch release of outstanding wine expressing the finest regional and varietal characters.

Reviews

92 points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

The wine is delightfully ripe and fragrant on the nose showing mixed berry compote, floral, toasted spice and dried herb aromas, followed by a juicy palate that is smooth and supple. It is elegantly weighted and beautifully harmonious with fine tannins, making it approachable and lovely drinking. At its best: now to 2025.

92 points – Stephen Read, Wine Matrix

The nose is intense, with ripe plums, pepper spice, vanilla oak and savoury earthy tones making it complex and interesting. Soft silky tannins start off the palate with rich plums, red cherries and firm acid, all in layers make for a complex mouthfeel. Finishing of clean and long, enjoy now but will benefit from 4+ years in the cellar.

Alcohol

13.0%

RRP

$40.00