Tim Smith Wines is a small Barossa based producer, making wines from the region's time proven grape variety's of Mataro (Mourvedre), Shiraz, and Grenache. As well, I make a Viognier from the Adelaide Hills.

The 2008 Mataro Grenache Shiraz is now released. Bottled a couple of months ago, I wanted to capture the rich ripe fruit characters in the bottle,and pull back from the secondary characters that are achieved by longer barrel maturation. The wine is slowly making it's way into quality retail outlets and restaurants around Australia and overeas. Some good news: despite my grape and productions costs increasing, I am able to maintain the price of this release at the same price it has been for 5 years, much to the disgust of my bank manager.

The 2008 Shiraz wines are still maturing iin oak, and are on track for a late December release of the Barossa Shiraz, with the Reserve Shiraz being released early in 2010.

Unlike most ‘GSM’ style wines this wine is predominantly made from Mataro (or, Mourvedre), with lesser percentages of Grenache and Shiraz. I’ve always been a big fan of the Mataro grape, and the wines of Bandol in the South of France, so I’ve unashamedly modelled this wine on that regions wines, with a ‘New World’ slant.

Vintage 2006 had a cool dry close leading up to the ripening period.  I've sourced fruit from vineyards in Seppeltsfield, Tanunda, Kalimna, and Light Pass to maintain my 'house style' of Barossa Shiraz. This release shows an extra dimension of finesse and structure, with the classic regional characters of Barossa Shiraz to the fore..

This 2009 Viognier is from a single vineyard site in the Adelaide Hills. I've used a number of diferent non-conventional and indigenous yeasts in the blend to get some complexity into the wine. The wine is aged on it's yeast lees as well to develop creaminess into the palate. Partial fermentation was also done in one year old French barrels.