Tim Smith Mataro-Grenache-Shiraz | Barossa
A slight twist on the classic ‘GSM’ blend-where Mataro AKA Mourvedre is the dominant variety. When fashioned in this style, we’re not only ripping off the classic Southern Rhone Provence style of wine, we’re also crafting a wine that has structure, persistence, and ageing capacity. If you’re patient enough.
Tim Smith was Barossa’s Winemaker of the Year in 2019. Tim has a long winemaking history and has made wines under the Tim Smith label for 13+ years. Sourcing fruit from old vines (100+ yrs) across Barossa, his wines are superb expressions of the variety Barossa soils have to offer. Focus is on traditional Rhone varietals and hands-off winemaking. Wild yeast, mostly old oak, no fining/filtration. Total annual production around 5,000 cases.
Mataro 60%, Grenache 29%, Shiraz 11%
Vines planted 1878 through 1956. Half Mataro (Mourvedre) grown in white sand, 1/4 Grenache grown in white loam, and the remainder Shiraz grown in dark loam. No artificial herbicides or pesticides used on either block. Hand-picked, destemmed and wild fermented in stainless steel before aging in puncheons and hogsheads (all old oak 5+ years) for just under a year. Unfined, unfiltered. 350 cases made.
