Posted: November 30, 2021
From the star grape of Rioja, this attractive red was estate-grown in the Redstone Vineyard, in the Bridge Pa Triangle, and matured for 14 months in French oak barrels (25% new). Full-coloured, it is fragrant and mouthfilling, with generous plum/spice…
Comments Off on Church Road McDonald Series Hawke’s Bay Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“Everything a tempranillo should be!” said one judge. Spicy dark berry fruit fragrances with a dash of pepper and a full flavoursome rich fruit palate. Needs a little more time.
Comments Off on Wangolina A Series Limestone Coast Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
“A solid, down to earth, wine,” commented one judge. It is all plums, spices and violets.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Deep rose red wine with lovely aromas of black cherries and licorice and very well-balanced palate layered with sweet fruit and spices and a soft tannin backbone.
Comments Off on Matriarch & Rogue Mary Single Vineyard Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
This quietly classy red was matured in French and American oak barriques. Full-coloured, with a fragrant, slightly coconutty bouquet, it is mouthfilling, with ripe plum and spice flavours, complex and savoury, fresh acidity and good tannin backbone. A youthful, very…
Comments Off on Obsidian Estate Waiheke Island Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Poppy seeds and pepper on the nose and great fruit/tannin expression on the palate.
Comments Off on Big Easy Radio Cosmic Antennae McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A generous brooding style with black plums and violets on the nose and nice juicy raspberry flavours with some well-handled oak.
Comments Off on Arm’s Length Wine Co. The Mix Tape South Australia Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A vibrant intensity of berry fruit on the nose that follows through onto the palate and mingles with licorice and violet flavours.
Comments Off on Hither & Yon McLaren Vale Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A spice kitchen of a nose with more of the same on the tannic palate that exhibits good length of briary fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An excellent wine still looks amazingly youthful for its age with aromas of olives, black cherries and earthy notes and lovely fresh fruit flavours with great oak/tannin integration.
Comments Off on Reillys Dry Land Clare Valley Tempranillo 2016 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
An oak driven wine with raspberry/cherry-like fruit pushing through.
Comments Off on Crittenden Estate Los Hermanos King Valley Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
The rich raspberry nose has retained vibrancy and the well-structured palate has great length of earthy/spicy flavours.
Comments Off on Mount Avoca Estate Organic Pyrenees Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subdued nose with hints of cherry cola and a fresh sweet berry fruit palate.
Comments Off on Gapsted Wines High Country King Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A savoury style with a nose that is all plums and eucalypt with sour-cherry-like flavours and juicy acidity.
Comments Off on Nepenthe Altitude Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Dark and chocolaty on the nose with pretty berry and vanilla notes. Silky smooth in the mouth with plummy flavours. 3-5
Comments Off on Eloper Wines Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Primary fruit fragrances with some sweet spices and good varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Taylors Estate McLaren Vale & Clare Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A deep crimson wine with a juicy blackcurrant bouquet touched with herbal nuances with these characters echoed on the palate and giving great depth of flavour. 3-5
Comments Off on Wines By Geoff Hardy K1 Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Subtle spicy black fruit aromas with prune notes. Warming ripe cherry flavours and firm tannins. Still youthful. 3-5
Comments Off on Mr Riggs Yacca Paddock Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A reserved youthful style with a huge length of rich Cherry Ripe-like characters, some earthy notes and solid tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Big and chocolaty with perfumed notes and drying tannins. “Needs a huge steak
Comments Off on 919 Wines Reserve Riverland Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
Warm, leathery and earthy on the nose with a Cherry Ripe-like flavour profile. Needs more time to evolve.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A long and balanced wine with excellent expression of tempranillo fruit. Loads of black cherry and chocolate characters and dusty tannins.
Comments Off on 919 Wines (ACO) Riverland Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: November 30, 2021
A pretty wine with rich floral fruit fragrances leaping out the glass and plenty of oak sitting over big rich fruit flavours with good persistence of dusty tannins.
Comments Off on La La Land Victoria Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / November 30, 2021
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Audrey Wilkinson Winemakers Selection Hunter Valley Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Juicy rich dark berry fruit with loads of spice, some earthiness and hints of menthol-like characters. 5+
Comments Off on Yarravale Reserve Yarra Valley Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
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Comments Off on Castelli Empirica ‘BV’ Frankland River Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
“A monster that needs time to tame it,” according to one judge. Purple hues, spicy plum fruit and tight acidity. Needs food! 5+
Comments Off on Inner City Winemakers New England Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Bright ruby red wine – loads of character with toasty sweet berry/plum aromas and exotic fruit flavours with a nice acid line. 3-5
Comments Off on Logan Weemala Mudgee Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Good concentration of rich dark plum fruit characters with nice touch of spices. 3-5
Comments Off on Vinifera Organically Grown Mudgee Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Peppery plum and berry bouquet with a bright zingy fruit palate and a tight tannin finish. 3-5
Comments Off on Iron Gate Estate Primera Hilltops Tempranillo 2019 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A big oak driven style with smoky plum fruit and drying tannin finish. 5+
Comments Off on Iron Gate Estate Primera Hunter Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Understated but true to style with a rich balance of fruit and oak aromas and long lingering plum flavours across the palate. 5+
Comments Off on Nashdale Lane Legacy Orange Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Dense dark red fruit and cola fragrances and long lifted juicy fruit flavours with a tannic finish.
Comments Off on Green Door El Toro Geographe Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Spicy strawberry fruit characters obvious here mixing with pencil shaving-like oak.
Comments Off on RiverBank Estate Rebellious Swan Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Red fruit varietal aromas with a medicinal note and a lightweight tannic palate with a gamey edge.
Comments Off on Oates Ends Margaret River Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
A wine that is a complexity of toasty/cedary oak layered with cola-like fruit characters.
Comments Off on Rosabrook Single Vineyard Estate Margaret River Tempranillo 2014 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 24, 2020
Lovely vibrant and lifted aromas reminiscent of strawberry lollies with a delicate palate that exhibits excellent length of fine varietal fruit flavours.
Comments Off on La Kooki Ten Foot Geographe Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 24, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Juicy plum fruit characters – very varietal with a big tannin structure and subtle complexity.
Comments Off on RiverBank Estate Rebellious Swan Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
This is your classic mature tempranillo it is rich, raisined and ripe.
Comments Off on Seville Hill Yarra Valley Tempranillo 2015 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Intense colour, dusty herbal nose and flavoursome palate with vibrant mouthfeel.
Comments Off on Telmo Rodriguez ‘Corriente’ Rioja (Lantziego) Tempranillo 2016 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Brooding developing fruit fragrances and good concentration of fruit flavours with strong line of acidity.
Comments Off on Peacock’s Tail South Australia Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Vibrant red fruit nose with a floral lift. Super dry on the palate with lovely fruit concentration and slight “blocky” tannins with acidity kept nicely in check.
Comments Off on Biurko Gorri Joven Rioja (Bargota) Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Nose suggests dried herbs with leathery/earthy undertones. Tannins drive the palate with developing fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Tussock Jumper Castilla Spain Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Bright and youthful with lolly-like primary fruit sweetness and some savoury elements.
Comments Off on Aradon Rioja Spain Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A dense dark and brooding wine with opulent plum and cherry-like varietal fruit, spicy oak and well focussed tannins. 3-5
Comments Off on Handcrafted by Geoff Hardy Adelaide Hills Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
Spicy cooked fruit aromas with leathery/earthy notes. Palate is dry, savoury and developing. High level of tannins. Needs food.
Comments Off on Hemera Estate Single Vineyard Barossa Valley Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
An elegant light-bodied wine with youthful sweet and spicy cherry fruit and fine well integrated tannins.
Comments Off on Briar Ridge Vineyard Limited Release Hilltops & Hunter Valley Tempranillo 2018 / 0 View / April 8, 2020
Posted: April 8, 2020
A pretty red. On the lighter side, with developing savoury fruit and herbal undertones.
Comments Off on RiverBank Estate Rebellious Perth Hills & Swan Valley Tempranillo 2017 / 0 View / April 8, 2020