2024 Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown Barbera

93 pts
Juicy, bright drink-now Barbera from the King Valley that could happily chill in the fridge.
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The wine built for a good time, not a long time. This is one of the fun-loving lighter reds in the VS&B stable and it's a very friendly little wine.

This spanking Barbera from the King Valley that explodes with red fruit aromas, and smoothly drinks like a melting raspberry ripple ice cream.

It's a seriously delicious, uncomplicated, chillable wine that is very much in the modern red wine zeitgeist.

93 points
"Basically it’s crunchy, spicy, fruity and flamboyant, in the most drinkable or smashable of ways. This is great drinking right now."
- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

93 points
"Chillable, yes, but delicious at room temperature. This has all the pop and crunch you need, with lovely bright fruit and ample spice complexity adding interest."
- Tom Kline (Wine Pilot)

93 points - "The folks at Schmölzer & Brown say that they have “very little impact on this wine’s violent fruit expression”. As in, it’s all there and there’s no stopping it. They also describe this wine as “our chilled red”, which it absolutely could be, though it also of course drinks very nicely at room temperature. It’s awash with red and blue berries, florals, twiggy spices and cool, mountain herb notes. Basically it’s crunchy, spicy, fruity and flamboyant, in the most drinkable or smashable of ways. This is great drinking right now." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

93 points - "From the Corsini family’s La Cantina vineyard in the King Valley. This is VS&B’s self-proclaimed chilled red. A little rubbery reduction on opening before this wine’s trademark aromas of cherry ripe and cherry pip followed by red florals, rhubarb and baking spices. Some air unveils subtle boysenberry and earthen notes, too. The palate is equally bright and playful, with bursts of red cherry, red apple, boysenberry, and blueberry framed by fine pithy tannins and juicy acidity. Chillable, yes, but delicious at room temperature. This has all the pop and crunch you need, with lovely bright fruit and ample spice complexity adding interest." - Tom Kline (Wine Pilot)

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    Emilia M.
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    2 weeks ago
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    Terrible

    Tasted like someone tried making wine at home for the first time

How is Barbera so outrageously floral and aromatic? Throw this in the esky or fridge for ten or fifteen minutes before getting stuck in. Low in preservative and without any oak influence, this is a wildly cherried, easy drinking summery red for immediate enjoyment. Think kirsch, blueberry syrup, and a fine ridge of graphitey tannin to length.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Barbera
Country Australia
Region King Valley
Australian State VIC
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Wine Pilot
Critic Score 93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
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Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown

Tessa and Jeremy are playing a long-game with their Vignerons Schmolzer & Brown label.

They have invested in a block of land high in the hills behind Beechworth and have planted 10,000 vines on it over the last couple of years with the plan to farm it organically. Tessa has a wealth of experience from time at Sorrenberg and Kooyong, Jeremy is an architect by trade with an eye for detail.

It comes as no surprise that the buzz around this husband and wife team is palpable and the praise is high. Max Allen called them, “one of a remarkable number of impressive new wine labels to have cropped up in Beechworth over the last five years.”

They are going to be at the forefront of Beechworth wine for many years to come.

Tessa and Jeremy in Thorley vineyard - Beechworth, VIC Vignerons Schmölzer & Brown

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