Bodegas Exopto La Mimbrera de Exopto 2019 barossa-valley-estate and Gondonne

and Gondonne

19% merlot

Some stalk tannin and minimal new oak (20%) offer background structure and support the fruit

with continued spring rainfall to ensure a healthy canopy

Bodegas Exopto La Mimbrera de Exopto 2019 barossa-valley-estate and GondonneThis limited release field blend celebrates the very first plot of old bush vines Tom Puyaubert purchased in the village of balos back in 2003. La Mimbrera is a 0. 5 hectare plot of vines, only one kilometre away from El Espinal, yet it is a radically different terroir with different varieties. The vines are roughly 75% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha and 5% Viura. The Garnacha vines are 108 years old, while the Tempranillo and Viura sit in the 70 to 80