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Aussie tempranillo (pronounced tem-pra-nee-yo) is still a relatively small part of the Australian wine scene, but it is one of the fastest growing in terms of plantings, notable for its suitability to the terroir, attractive colour, juicy, rustic fruit profile, and food-friendly nature. Often considered as Pinot on steroids, all the fragrance and perfume of Pinot, plus a bit more mid-palate flesh, colour and tannin.
Winery notes (2023 Vintage)
"Born from a different attitude and different approach, we bucked tradition, championing varietals from the Barossa made in a bright, exciting style. This Barossa Tempranillo is picked at optimum fruit flavour for a mouthwatering medium-bodied wine. Perfect as is, or slightly chilled.
Aromas of dark cherry, chocolate and rose. Plush dark berries and mocha flavours. After the grapes are destemmed, the wines are wild fermented with indigenous yeasts, followed by malolactic fermentation to add deliciously rich and rounded texture. Our approach to winemaking showcases the stylish fruit flavours and lovely tannins of Tempranillo complemented by very subtle oak."
90/100 Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, June 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"This is fruity, a bit tannic, a bit oaky, and a bit good. It pretty much tastes exactly how it should taste. Plums, chocolate, cream, dried herbs and peppercorn characters are the go, though its red cherry/raspberry/plum fruit is the main game. Nicely done. Value plus. Love the fact that there’s a bit of grip and chew here; it’s not just fruit/oak."
89/100 Cameron Douglas MS, October 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Aromas and flavours of ripe dark berries and preserved berry fruits, some floral moments and a layer of clay-like earthy suggestions. Dry on the palate with fine tannins and plenty of acidity for freshness. Violets, plums and dark berry flavours. Little to no oak impacts. Well made and ready to drink from 2025 through 2028."
90/100 Ken Gargett, WinePilot.com, June 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Barossa Tempranillo which underwent a wild ferment before ten months of maturation in a mixture of new and older Hungarian oak, as well as some older French oak barrels. The Bagnum gives up 30 days for drinking and even has a ‘best buy’ date. A dark maroon colour, this is soft and plush, but bursting with flavours. Not a subtle style but full of notes of black fruits, chocolate, licorice, graphite and smoked meats. It rather smells like an enticing barbecue and would make an ideal match for one. A supple and bright wine with fine tannins and medium length."
