2021 Mayford Tempranillo

Mayford |Alpine Valleys |Tempranillo
Without question one of Australia's premier Tempranillos.
4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
4 Reviews

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Description

If you've been keeping track of Australia's best alternative variety wines of the last few years, this should already be on your hit list.

The Mayford Tempranillo may well be Australia's most consistently excellent Tempranillo. Grown on a small vineyard in Porepunkah in the Alpine Valleys, Eleana Anderson and Bryan Nicholson are the couple responsible for this beautiful Australian benchmark for the variety.

It's the undeniable power and structure of the wine that truly sets it apart. Consistently one of the finest examples in the land - if you want to see how good Australian Tempranillo can be, this is the best place to start.

Perfumed and plush with aromas of black cherry, musk, sarsaparilla and charred meats. The palate shows poise and balance. It is mid-weight with fleshy dark fruits, black cherry and sarsaparilla, spice, bitter chocolate, and char, licked together with fine, powdery, tongue-coating tannins. Beautifully elegant and balanced.

Tempranillo was hand-picked in twelve small parcels between 8 March and 6 April. Each separate batch was chilled and cold soaked prior to natural ferment in open pots with extensive hand plunging. Some batches had a percentage of stalk and whole bunch inclusion and others, extended post ferment-maceration. Each wine was then basket pressed before being put to barrel for maturation in French barriques (25% new) for eleven months, retaining malo lees for texture and complexity before blending and filtration.

Region: Porepunkah, Alpine Valleys, VIC
Blend: Tempranillo (100%)
ABV: 13.90%
Closure: 750ml
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93 Points - "It smells pure, it feels firm, and it finishes long. The balance of this wine is exemplary. What is more, it's a tempranillo that wants to be a tempranillo, rather than Tempranillo that wants to be shiraz, as so many others do. There's a sweet herb note attached to a subtle toastiness, fresh cherry notes running to plum, sweet spice as a lead-in to smoked meat-like characters. I love how fresh this feels. I love how 'grapey' it is, in the best of ways." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

96 Points - "Wow! What a comeback! After losing her entire 2020 vintage to smoke taint, Eleana Anderson is back, big time. Tempranillo, always a Mayford highlight, shines in the fabulous '21 vintage. Great vibrancy of colour in deep purple hues. Offers up a striking perfume of well-defined dark cherries, plum, earth, dried rosemary, dusty cocoa, red licorice. An effortless beauty unfolds across the palate. Medium bodied, supple, textural, too, and with so much life still to be explored. Give it time." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 4 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 3 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
100%would recommend this product
4 reviews
  • JH
    James H.
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    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    9 months ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Lovely drinking

    Fantastic producer & lovely Australian Tempranillo. I like these with a bit of age on them, but they drink well straight away as well

    TasteRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Interest LevelRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Value for MoneyRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • PV
    Paul V.
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    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Cork Dork
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    is this the best Temp in Australia? I think it might be

    Harmony in a glass, brilliant length and tannin quality.

    TasteRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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    Value for MoneyRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • E
    Ev
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    1 year ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Love this Temp!

    This has all the good stuff - dark fruit, some cola and a hint of cigar box, getting darker and more savoury with air. Love it!

    TasteRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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    Value for MoneyRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
  • R
    Richard
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    2 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Excellent wine

    Lovely wine that I will look forward to seeing evolve over the coming years.

    TasteRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Interest LevelRated 4.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
    Value for MoneyRated 5.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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