La Tendida, 2021

The same grape as Australian Mataro, grown dry on Spanish limestone. Juicier and brighter than its size suggests.

Monastrell - the grape Australians know as Mataro - from a family estate in Jumilla, south-east Spain, where the vines grow without irrigation on limestone up to 760 metres. Ripe, tangy raspberry and mulberry with red cherry, dried flowers and a little spice, finishing long. Rounder and livelier than the heavy Spanish reds you might expect.