Mataro (aka Mourvèdre) is one of the foundation red varieties of the Barossa. First plantings date from the 1840s. Some of these vines continue to flourish to this day. The savoury cousin, Mataro is made for food, Mediterranean to this day.
Mataro from the right site, in the right vintage can be breath taking. But identifying the quality, particularly in respect to tannin ripeness and handling it appropriately in the winery can elevate the wine to another level.
In this case, old vine mataro from the Schulz Primrose Vineyard, a single barrel of pressings. Every ferment has essentially two types of juice, free run and pressings. Our long ferments undoubtedly extracts colour, tannin and ultimately goodness from the grapes. The pressings are normally blended back in with the free run. But in this case, the pressings component was kept separate, barrel aged longer and bottled separately.
Deep purple, beautifully rich red fruits, earth and spice. Medium bodied, elegant, ripe backed by firm line of fine tannin. This wine is just starting its journey and will improve for many years.
A 100% Old Bush Vine Mataro grown on our Certified Organic home vineyard in Stone Well on the Western Barossa Valley. This wine is a blend of our two mataro blocks, Block 3 and Block 4. Planted in the 1940s.
A classic Barossa single varietal that carries the hallmarks of our special patch of old vines in Stone Well. A wine that carries the unique characteristics of our site, old vines, and the vintage year. A low yielding year has brought a new level of intensity to this wine.
This wine is bright, displaying lifted dark purple and black fruits, medium to full bodied pallet supported by long fine tannins. A wine that is drinking very well on release and will continue to do so for many years.