Brian Fletcher Estate Margaret River El Cid Tempranillo 2020
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Never Miss Out
Never Miss Out
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list today. There are no tie-ins or commitments, you can take your name off the list at any point. We'll email you a week or two before the wine arrives, then pop your wines in the post (unless you tell us not to). There's absolutely nothing to pay today. You simply settle up when we ship you the wine. Please click here for a full list of FAQS.
Guarantee yourself first dibs of the next vintage (and every vintage thereafter) by popping your name on the reserve list. Nothing to pay today!
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About the wine
Rare and powerful premium red from the Margaret River
Tempranillo from Margaret River is a rare thing and winemaking powerhouse Brian Fletcher's passionate approach to the 2019 vintage has resulted in a bold and beautiful wine.
He has create a striking red that evokes age and complexity. It's packed to the rafters with dark berries, raisin toast and a hint of vanilla - each massive mouthful hanging around long after you've finished it. It's forthright and solid, but there’s no austerity or hardness, just power.
Brian is a true champion of the Margaret River. He's a master of Tempranillo and his iconic El Cid shows off his winemaking prowess and the superb local fruit he's poured into it. If you like a big red, you'll adore this!
Best before
This wine will age well into five to ten years where you will see the secondary potpourri aromas and flavours come forward. There's plenty of reasons to drink it now if you like fresh fruit impact and as well, plenty of reasons to let it carry along. The criteia for aging is fruit and body. This wine has plenty.
Serving advice
Open, decant and pour after one to two hours.
Food match
If you can get some goat or rabbit then you are in heaven.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
Australia
Margaret River
Tempranillo
Smooth Red
14.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Brian Fletcher
- Once the chief winemaker for Evans & Tate, Brian is one of Margaret River’s greatest treasures — and ours! In 30+ years in the business, he’s collected over 50 Trophies and 100s of medals. He works with a trusted network of exceptional local growers who guarantee him the best fruit. “They're as important to the process as anything,” he says. “ It’s their grapes you are drinking and I’m the translator.”
- He’s also a wizz in European wine production, earned through back-breaking vintages in old wineries in Italy and Tunisia. In fact, it was during Brian’s 5-year stint in Italy that he truly found his wine feet and decided there was no other life for him.
- Even with a resume like his, getting Naked in 2012 was a big deal for Brian. It meant he could create his own wines in his own name and share them with big-hearted wine lovers like you. And the direct connection to chat with you is the icing on the cake!
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