Tim Smith was crowned a Baron of the Barossa the other week, which means he now gets to swan around in colourful robes to all the Barossan wine events.
I joke, but it’s a huge honour for any Barossan, and Tim is such a worthy Baron.
For today’s entertainment, the freshly-minted baron has delivered us a guessing game wine too, with this Bugalugs by Tim Smith White 2022, a white blend of unknown ingredients.
I’m thinking there is some Viognier in the mix – apricot and melon and nectarine. Rhone white blend? Some talc in the mix, but otherwise a fleshy basket full of stonefruit, with open flavours and low acid.
A wine of immediacy. Good fresh, fruity drink, though not wildly complex, it overfloweth with fruit fun and surprising intensity.
Best drinking: now. 17/20, 90/100. 13%, $30. Tim Smith Wines website. Would I buy it? I’d share a bottle.
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Hi Andrew,
A vision of someone swanning around the Barossa in robes strikes a vision in my head, of people like Frank Thring, Sir Robert Helpman and Mollie Meldrum who all shared the title of the “King of Moomba” at various times. That puts Tim Smith in elite company don’t you think?
They’re dead serious robes too. Perfect for swanning around in!