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Tim Smith, Barossa Rose, 2025

Rosé Wine from Australia, Australia
by Tim Smith
$21.99
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Tim Smith spent over a decade at Yalumba before launching his own tiny Barossa label in 2001, and his rosé has quietly become one of the most reliable bottles to come out of South Australia. Built on Mataro — Mourvèdre to most of the world, but a deep-bench Barossa specialty — sourced from old-vine growers Tim has worked with for years. The fruit is picked early to keep things lean and dry, and the result is a Barossa rosé that tastes more Mediterranean than tropical: ripe but not heavy, with crunchy red fruit, fennel, and a savory finish. Built for a hot afternoon, a long lunch, and the kind of grilling that runs into sundown.

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More about Tim Smith

Tim Smith makes Barossa wine with a Rhône accent: Mataro, Grenache and Shiraz, the region's time-tested grapes, handled with a light touch that favors freshness and perfume over sheer power. We were thrilled to host this Aussie wine legend at the shop, and his wines are the best argument we know that Barossa can be generous without being heavy.

Tim started as a cellar hand at Yalumba in 1987, earned a wine science degree, and went on to make wine at St Hallett, Tatachilla and Château Tanunda. A Barossa-Rhône exchange sent him to work harvests in the Rhône Valley, including at Chapoutier, and in the early 2000s he launched his own small label, based in Vine Vale on the Barossa's eastern side.

He sources small parcels from older, sustainably farmed vineyards across the Barossa and the higher, cooler Eden Valley. In the cellar he keeps it hands-off: no added tannins, enzymes or fining agents, low sulfur, and increasingly large, older French barrels. The Bugalugs Shiraz and Grenache are bottled early to keep their bright, juicy fruit, and they are terrific everyday value. The MGS (Mataro, Grenache, Shiraz) draws on vineyards averaging around 85 years old, and there's a Mataro rosé and Eden Valley Riesling worth seeking out too.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Mataro

  • Vintage

    2025

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Pair with grilled lamb skewers, paella, smoky barbecue, charcuterie and olives, tomato-rich pastas, roast vegetables, or a plate of grilled shrimp.

Tasting Profile

Dry and medium-bodied for a rosé. Wild strawberry, watermelon rind, pink grapefruit, fennel, and crushed herbs. Bright acidity, gentle texture, savory mineral finish that earns its dinner-table place.

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