Tim Smith Wines Barossa Mataro 2023 paxton-vineyards Plummy fruit and nutmeg spice

Plummy fruit and nutmeg spice leap from the glass

A wonderfully balanced wine

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Tim Smith Wines Barossa Mataro 2023 paxton-vineyards Plummy fruit and nutmeg spiceThe great undervalued variety of Mataro, a Spanish synonym widely used in the Barossa for the French variety Mourvedre, has long held a fascination for Tim Smith. In the great years, viz 2009 2010 2012 2014 2015, TSW Mataro has the classic varietal aromas of Chinese 5 spice, liquorice and dark berry fruits. The palate is at once spicy, with lively defining tannins due to being picked at exactly the right time and being under the deft hand of Tim Smith