Tim Smith, Tim Smith MGS Barossa Valley, 2022 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux Decant gently if drinking now

Decant gently if drinking now (ideally with something like duck breast or wild mushroom risotto)

low-fertility soils

this is the logical and thrilling next step

ripe plums

Selected from casks that retained delicate flor yeast despite exceeding six years of aging

Tim Smith, Tim Smith MGS Barossa Valley, 2022 SO021325 Champagne Bordeaux Decant gently if drinking nowTim Smith spent 15 years at Yalumba and worked at several other respected Barossa producers including St Hallett and Charles Melton before launching his own label in 2001. The MGS bottling represents his take on the classic Barossa field blend: Mataro (Mourvdre), Grenache, and Shiraz. These three varieties have grown together in Barossa vineyards for generations, often interplanted in the same rowsa practice that predates modern varietal thinking. Tim