Meta - An abstraction from a well known concept.
Dark, spicy and built for max expression. Built over a foundation of blackberry and red plums this is a punch, expressive Mataro of spice rubbed meat, tea smoke and beef jerky. All dark, brooding and masculine in its fragrance, the palate is expansive with punchy tannin and sweet cinnamon spice.
Pizza, pasta, burger, charcuterie and mild cheese
"A gorgeous, glossy purple hue. Saturated dark fruit scents melding with smoked meat and violet. The tannins, a ferrous timbre. This has no pretence. Just an honest Mataro, scented with fidelity, extracted appropriately and easy to drink. Delicious! - Ned Goodwin"
- Halliday Wine Companion (August 2020), 95 pts
"This cherry-hued Mataro opens with heady aromatics of tart cherry and cranberry, with a herbal, sappy, whole bunch lift and smoked meat nuances. The palate is light to medium weight, with a crunch and crackle of acidity, and woodsy, tangy-berried, savory-herbed, damp earth-on-a-spring day vibes. Drink young and slightly chilled with a charcuterie platter. - Christina Pickard"
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2023), 92 pts
Jason Schwarz came to winemaking via a circuitous path. While he grew up surrounded by vines at his parent’s property in Bethany, he initially studied wine marketing at the University ...
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