Mr Riggs Yacca Paddock Tempranillo 2023

Sourced from a vineyard in the Hills district of Kuitpo, which is up the escarpment and within cooee above the eastern foothills of McLaren Vale. There’s a distinctive varietal aroma, crimson cherry and a waft of cola, an undercarriage of dried kitchen herbs like thyme and oregano. Unsurprisingly, these play a second act in the palate, their flavours accentuating a light meatiness in the tasting sensation. Whatever oak has carried the wine during maturation offers a sweet woodiness and spice to the finish, adding to a lovely sense of aromatics and flavour throughout. A pleasure to drink.

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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