2023 Running with Bulls Barossa Tempranillo 6 Pack

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Ken Gargett - Winepilot

They call this very convenient 1.5 litre bag a Bagnum, which I rather like. Almost as much as I like the wine it holds. Barossa Tempranillo which underwent a wild ferment before ten months of maturation in a mixture of new and older Hungarian oak, as well as some older French oak barrels. The Bagnum gives up 30 days for drinking and even has a ‘best buy’ date. A dark maroon colour, this is soft and plush, but bursting with flavours. Not a subtle style but full of notes of black fruits, chocolate, licorice, graphite and smoked meats. It rather smells like an enticing barbecue and would make an ideal match for one. A supple and bright wine with fine tannins and medium length.

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Campbell Mattinson - The Wine Front

I’m tasting this wine from a 1.5 litre cask. I’m pretty sure that it comes in bottle form too, though for wines that are likely to be consumed young, cask is the way to go – for its “on tap” convenience, for its higher value, and for its lower environmental impact. A bottle of this costs 20 something dollars; a 1.5 litre (2x bottles) costs $28. This is fruity, a bit tannic, a bit oaky, and a bit good. It pretty much tastes exactly how it should taste. Plums, chocolate, cream, dried herbs and peppercorn characters are the go, though its red cherry/raspberry/plum fruit is the main game. Nicely done. Value plus. Love the fact that there’s a bit of grip and chew here; it’s not just fruit/oak.