About Tim Smith
Tim Smith is a Barossa Valley-based winemaker and one of Australia’s most awarded boutique producers. He focuses on making wines from the Barossa region’s time proven varietals of Mourvedre (locally called Mataro), Grenache and Shiraz, and also sources exceptional parcels of Shiraz, Riesling and Viognier fruit from Eden Valley.
Tim’s story started, like many, with a bottle of wine and a dream. The early 1980’s Yarra Yering Dry Red #2, with its heady perfume and rich fruity sweetness, seduced him and he decided he simply had to make his own. His first wine industry role was as a cellar hand at Yalumba in 1987. Fifteen years later, with considerable support from the Yalumba team, he became Winemaker with a wine science degree under his belt and won the Winemaker Exchange Scholarship as part of the Barossa Valley/Rhone Valley Winemaker Exchange Program. He spent a watershed vintage period in the North and South Rhone Valleys, where he was able to shadow a few of the region’s most dynamic winemakers including Thierry Boudinaud and Alberic Mazoyer. This gave him the inspiration to form his own wine company to make the wines he truly enjoys drinking, and on a sunny afternoon drinking Condrieu at the foot of the famous Chapel in Tain L’Hermitage, he promptly repaid his then employers’ generosity by resigning. Returning to Australia he formed Tim Smith Wines, producing the first vintage in 2002.
Since then he has worked as a Winemaker at St Hallett, Tatachilla and Chateau Tanunda. Tim has also worked on numerous Northern hemisphere vintages, most notably in Portugal’s Alentejo region with Cortes de Cima and Azamor and in France with Chapoutier and Gabriel Meffre.
He chose God’s-Own-Barossa as his home, on account of its dream combination of the right region and the right varieties. Within this region, old vine Mataro, Grenache, Shiraz and Riesling are found in small pockets, and Tim turns these ‘gardens’ into something special. A combination of age old varieties and clones, plus the myriad of soil structures and elevations within this famous region, makes it a winemakers’ playground.
All Tim Smith wines are made with small select parcels of high quality fruit and are made in small batches of 250-700 cases. The mantra for the brand is that if it does not bear the Tim Smith ‘Thumbprint’ then it is does not meet the quality standard.
Tim Smith Viognier 2024
Finger Lime - Nectarine - Pickled Ginger
This is a delicate balance between the structure of Viognier while staying true to the region of Eden Valley. The acidity builds in the same way that rieslings of the region do so very well with a smidge of oak to round it off. Lots of structure but with so much freshness at the same time. A super wine for $30.
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FRIDAY KNOCKOFFS!
We`re lucky to have timsmithbarossa joining us in the laneway this Friday!
With a stunning collection of classic yet innovative Barossa and Eden Valley wines, this will not be a knockoffs you want to skip. Head down to the Laneway at Vino between 5pm and 7pm this Friday, the 4th of October and taste a few.
Free tasting. Walk-ins only. Bottle sales available.
Book a table and stay for dinner! Call us on (08) 8563 6598 or book online.
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2015 Tim Smith Wines Reserve Barossa Mataro. It`s not easy to like this label design or grape variety.
Not cheap either. I am however really impressed. Early picked fruit with brutal acidity and insane length.
A finish that goes on for two minutes. Beautiful kirsch aromas.
Medium bodied and intense. Totally unevolved at 9 years of age.
Needs another twenty in bottle.
Medium bodied enchanting beast.
94+ points. AU $100.00
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Tim Smith Barossa M.G.S. 2022
I met Tim Smith at the recent Melbourne Good Food and Wine Show. Terrific bloke to chat to especially about all things wine.
The wines from timsmithbarossa that he had on tasting at the show were excellent right across the board but this Barossa MGS wine caught my eye.
A twist on the usual GSM blend with Mataro (aka Mourvèdre) the dominant grape rather than Grenache. The make up of the blend being Mataro 65%, Grenache 25%, Shiraz 10%. The Mataro grapes come from vines planted an incredible 170 years ago.
And I think the Mataro dominance makes the wine all better for it, adding some lovely black fruits, savouriness and complexity to the wine. Specifically the wine shows blackberry, blueberry, black currants, raspberry and some menthol notes along with meaty, liquorice, and peppery notes. Very good balance, intensity, acid and well as fine integrated tannins on a longish finish.
Lovely wine to drink over next year or two. It’s also great value.
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Welcome to the Hustle Collective 🍷located on the corner of Murray street and Julius Street - shop 4, 76 Murray Street - Tanunda
We have formed a collective which consists of 5 local family wineries/distilleries at any one given time, showcased in-store on a rotational basis.
Having a space on the Main Street of Tanunda we wanted to support these local families and brands who support us!
The best thing about this is 100% of the sales go directly to them ! So next time you are in store grab a bottle to take home, maybe a freshly baked loaf of sourdough and some of our famous pate ? and enjoy the fact that you are supporting a local family and business.
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We are in love with our Tim Smith Mataro Rosé! timsmithbarossa
Dry and savoury in the Provencal style though produced in Australia. 100% Mataro. Cool fermented to retain aromatics with a crisp, clean finish — makes you crave the next sip!
Try it next time you’re in! Cheers!✨
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When you’re crushing grapes at 11am (pic 2 & 3), and hosting lunch at barossacellar at 12…
Yesterday’s Barons of Barossa Friday Lunch Club had it all: good wine, great food, and exceptional entertainment by way of a controlled burn near Shea-Oak Log… 💨
Shout out to chef Mark McNamara foodluddite and our great crowd of guests for a stellar afternoon 🍷
Fast fact: the Barons of Barossa are a philanthropic association of about 100 men and women who promote and foster the Barossa, its wine, viticulture and gastronomy, and who help to maintain the lifestyle, heritage and traditions of this place we call home.
How much do you know about the Barons and what would you like to know? We can’t share the secret handshake, but we can share some stories!
Glory to Barossa! 🍇
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Contact us for your next winery event #lindsayswine #jacobscreek #whistlerwines #kaeslerwines #twohandswines #gibsonwines #timsmithwines #pirathonwines #seppletsfieldwinery #peterlehmannwines #gomersalwines #langmeilwinery #durandistillery #ginandcocktails #wineandcocktails #barossa #wineries
30 days and counting until the 2022 Vine Vale Shed Day on October 9, 12-4. 6 sheds, 1 day, 1 road only. Lots of wines to try. Bring yourselves and wander down Light Pass Road. Wines available to buy. Or enjoy a glass in and around our sheds! Food available at select sheds, look out for catering details in coming weeks (30days!) #seeyouinvinevale #steinbornerreynolds #timsmithwines #hartofthebarossa #heidenreichestate #kurtzfamilyvineyards #cirilloestatewines #mybarossa