Tim Smith The Paradiddle Mataro 2021
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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
Rich earthy, spicy red from ancient Barossa vines
- The secret sauce to this red is the combination of three old vine Mataro vineyards on the Barossa Valley 'floor' - one over 140 years old. The quality of the grapes is down to the dedication and passion of the growers. Their transformation into this sensational red - also known as Mourvèdre - is down to one of Australias most awarded winemakers!
- Tim’s ‘unfussy’ approach to winemaking has let the fruit shine and produced a rich, pristine wine that’s had some time in old French barrels to soften out. Cheekily named after a drumming pattern, it won't hang around here for long!
- Mataro has a deliciously distinct characters - the scent of dark blue fruits, Kirsch (a dry cherry ‘brandy’) and Chinese 5 spice. Pair it with Chinese BBQ duck and Tim says it reminds him of walking through Chinatown on a summer's evening..
Best before
Great examples live for a very long time-and, being bottled under screwcap, you wont be let down by a dodgy cork.Australia has not got a long history of straight Mataro wines so it's hard to gauge, but I recently drank a 2009 and it was absolutely humming...
Serving advice
If you have time-open an hour or so before drinking-but no trouble if not. Just be entertained by the wine slowly opening up in the glass right in front of you...
Food match
The palate is medium bodied, and so is robust enough to handle roasted meats (did I say duck?) but also spicy vegetarian food as well-think hearty vegetable bakes...
Contains sulphites
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Australia
Barossa Valley
Mataro
Big Red
14.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Tim Smith
- Many years ago, with fatherhood beckoning, Tim Smith said goodbye to his rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for a steadier job. He was a lighting technician for big name bands before he saw the light (ha!) and swapped bulbs for barrels in the Barossa. It was the beginning of an epic journey that spans more than 30 years.
- Winemaking took Tim all over the world to France, Portugal and New Zealand as well as vintages at Aussie icons Yalumba, St Hallett, Tatachilla and Chateau Tanunda. And he became very good at it. In 2010, he won 'Best Shiraz in the World' at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London and brought home a suitcase of Gold Medals from the Berlin Wine Show that same year.
- But after years making wine for someone else, Tim was itching to make his own, with his name on the bottle. With the support of Angels, he now walks to the beat of his own highly successful drum. And as a thank you, he makes three very special reds - just for them. How special? Well, In 2019, he took out the Barossa Winemaker of the Year. So quite special, yes.
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