Bremerton have been joining these two Iberian favourties for quite a few years. This release sees the blend of 65% Tempranillo and 35% Graciano. 17 months in a combination of 2nd and 3rd use French and American oak barriques (a nod to the Rioja).

Bremerton, Special Release, Tempranillo,,Graciano, Langhorne Creek, 2022

Fragrant and suave. Black jelly bean, fresh turned earth, cedar and spice, dried black grape, currants, dried fig, rose petals, vanilla paste, meaty burnt ends, fruit strap and sawdust. Juicy and dark, almost cheeky. There’s a shininess to the fruit, offset to herbal dark savouriness and a fleshy black fruit. Hyper fine tannins that give a mouth coating wrap that gets cut with a bright acid flourish.

RRP: $26
Alc: 13.5%
Rating:  92/100

Wine sample courtesy Bremerton Wines