Bodegas Exopto La Mimbrera de Exopto 2019 barossa-valley-estate This version is called 'Rojo'

This version is called 'Rojo' as the use of the Arrope (cooked sweet must) gives the vermouth a reddish hue

19% merlot

creating citrus and white flower aromas

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

Made from Corvina Veronese

Bodegas Exopto La Mimbrera de Exopto 2019 barossa-valley-estate This version is called 'Rojo'This 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