2022 La Linea Tempranillo 6 Pack

• Producer: La Linea
• Varietal: Tempranillo
• Region: Adelaide Hills
• Alcohol: 13.5%
• Net volume: 750ml
• Vintage: 2022
• Cellar until 2028

This wine is a blend of only two barrels of a larger number produced from the Kuitpo fruit. The cool, elevated block features lovely gravelly ironstone soil, and is perched alongside Range Rd, which runs along the highest ridge in the corner of the region. Walk 100 m west and you can gaze down across McLaren Vale to the sea, some 12 km distant. It’s a very pretty view! The aromas and flavours are classic Tempranillo: ripe raspberries, cherries, roast cherry tomato, and hints of sage and rosemary. While the wine is generously fruited, the cool site also offers sufficient acidity and tannin that give it structure suitable for ageing for some years.

We are proudly based in the Hills as the climate offers fruit perfect for the fragrant, medium-bodied but savoury style that we love. But we workwith several growers and blocks to gain diversity and complexity, too. The proportions vary each year, as we ruthlessly cull any barrel that doesn’t come up to scratch, and also play with the individual components to craft a wine with youthful appeal and approachability - but depth and length. One site at Kuitpo offers red berry perfume and finesse (and is 32% of the ’21 blend); another at Macclesfield (37%) provides the core of savoury tannin; and the third at Gumeracha (31%) consistently contributes floral aromas (think violets…) and bright purple-red hues. The result? A wine of balance and poise, but with a structure which will see it soften and gain complexity in bottle over 5-10 years.

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