2021 Ravensworth The Long Way Around Tinto

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A seductive Swan Valley Grenache (blended with Tempranillo, Graciano and a splash of Mataro) from Murrumbateman maestro, Bryan Martin.
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The Long Way Around Tinto is a fantastic red wine born from old dry-grown Grenache in the Swan Valley.

With the dryness of the Swan, Bryan took inspiration from more savoury expressions of the variety found in Spain for this wine. It's firm, dry and spicy with a sweet core of cherry/raspberry fruit. A splash of Tempranillo and Graciano from their hilltops vineyards, plus a little bit of Mataro from Riverland, spice things up a little more.

It's an excellent wine that we're sure you'll love.

This is one of a pair of multi-region blends based on the fruit from this wonderful old vineyard in the Swan valley near Perth. Dry grown, bush vines, quite hot area very reminiscent of Spain and Portugal.

Our Long Way Around Tinto is based on this Swan valley Grenache blended with Tempranillo and Graciano from our local hilltops vineyards and a little Mataro from Riverland to spice things up.

95 Points - "The 90yo grenache from the Swan Valley (65%) makes a return, with 20/10% tempranillo/graciano from Hilltops, oh and 10% monastrell from Ricca Terra Farm in the Riverland. Yep, long way around. Parcels of fruit spent 2-3 weeks on skins then matured in used puncheons for 9 months. A very good Iberian outcome. It's super-savoury, even if it has a core of dark red fruit plus pomegranate juice. Earthy, with lots of Middle Eastern spices from sumac to a more complex ras el hanout, with grainy and lightly if pleasantly drying tannins. It gets better and better in the glass; moreish with every sip." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

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Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
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3 reviews
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    David C.
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    1 year ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Good stuff

    Seriously yummo, with plenty of character. This one was a hit with BBQ guests.

    TasteRated 4.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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    David M.
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    1 year ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Excellent Ravensworth

    I enjoy the cool climate ACT wines and am a longtime fan of Ravensworth

    This multi region blend has nice power and structure while also being very easy to drink

    An excellent drink now style

    90P

    TasteRated 4.0 on a scale of 1 to 5
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    Garry F.
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    2 years ago
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    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Too easy to drink

    A very moreish wine that accompanied dinner but would go down well at any social occasion. Bryan might think it will travel for a few years but I don't see it happening in this household.

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Bryan Martin is one of the most creative and inquisitive winemakers we've ever met. After leaving his position as winemaker alongside Tim Kirk at Canberra regional flagbearer, Clonakilla, Bryan went full steam in on his own label Ravensworth, which has firmly hit cult status amongst collectors.

He and his wife Jocelyn have a beautiful property outside of Murrumbateman which is home to all of their excellent Estate wines and Bryan also searches surrounding vineyards and out to the Hilltops region to compile his excellent value Regional series of wines. Sustainability and an unwavering commitment to quality across the board underpin the entire operation at Ravensworth. Perhaps best known for his benchmark Shiraz Viognier and textural Rieslings, Bryan is also arguably the country's best producer of Sangiovese and is a true master of the dark art of skin-contact whites.

Bryan embodies everything we love about small artisanal Australian producers. He is humble, irreverent, committed to the pursuit of excellence and always looking to explore. Quite simply, if you see a Ravensworth wine anywhere, you should buy it.

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