Tim Smith

5 Star Winery - Halliday Wine Companion

"With a talent for sourcing exceptional old vine fruit from the Barossa floor,Tim Smith has created a small but credible portfolio of wines, currently including Mataro, Grenache, Shiraz, Viognier, and more recently Eden Valley Riesling and Viognier. Tim left his full-time winemaking role with a large Barossa company in 2011, allowing him to concentrate 100% of his energy on his own brand. In '12 Tim joined forces with the team from First Drop (see separate entry), and has moved winemaking operations to a brand-new winery fondly named 'Home of the Brave', in Nuriootpa" - James Halliday

"Tim Smith started his wine career as a cellar hand at Yalumba in 1987. 15 years later, with considerable support from the Yalumba team, he was 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.  Since then he has worked as a Winemaker with St Hallett, Tatachilla and Chateau Tanunda. Wines made under the deft hand of Tim Smith have won countless awards domestically and internationally, one of the more notable hauls was a staggering 12 Gold Medals at the Berlin Wine Show in 2010. The 2010 London International Wine Show also highlighted Tim’s winemaking prowess, he was responsible for 3 Gold Medals and 3 Best in Class, one of the latter being for the Tim Smith Wines 2009 MGS (Mataro Grenache Shiraz)." - Tim Smith

 

  • [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Barossa Shiraz 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Barossa Shiraz 2013

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    - Wine Front 93+ points!'It's pretty much business as usual for Tim Smith Shiraz here, so if you've liked the past few vintages, then no surprises here. Blackberry, chocolate, vanilla nougat, spicy biscuits etc. Medium to full bodied, deep flavour, firm...

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    $35.00
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  • Tim Smith Mataro Grenache Shiraz 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Mataro Grenache Shiraz 2012

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    Gary Walsh 95 points! "Have to say, from what I've tasted, 2012 is certainly a vintage where you can start to believe the hype. Spice, nuts, flowers, blood plum, a little chocolate and liquorice " sweetly fruited, yet it pulls savoury and firm. And boy...

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    $26.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Viognier 2018

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Viognier 2018

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    ‘Ginger, exotic spice, celery, fresh apricot and white cherry. Has a lightly viscous feel, but keeps itself neat and trim through the mouth with clean acidity, a subtle flintiness and spicy dry lemon tinged finish. Cedar oak plays a part in the wine, but...

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  • Tim Smith Grenache 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Grenache 2012

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    Campbell Mattinson 93 points! "It's always good to see Barossa grenache with a reasonable alcohol reading. This is the first release of a varietal grenache under the Tim Smith name. It was grown on two Barossa vineyards, both of which carry grenache...

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  • Tim Smith Barossa Shiraz 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Barossa Shiraz 2012

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    Gary Walsh 94 points! "From selected sites throughout the Barossa to make Tim's house style. Blackberry, plum, a little nougat and coconut, chocolate. Classic modern Barossa with a nod to tradition. Medium to full bodied, round and supple with...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Bugalugs Shiraz 2016

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Bugalugs Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    Dark cherry, liquorice and vanilla. Full bodied, red and black fruit, savoury coal kind of stuff, smattering of sage and assorted dried herbs, grainy but pliant tannin, and a satisfying finish. It’s Barossa Shiraz ready to go. Not too heavy, not too...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Viognier 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Viognier 2015

    Region: SA- Eden Valley

    This wine is increasingly relying on the cooler Eden Valley for finesse in the final blend. The Eden Valley sub regions I like include Moculta, Craneford, and Eden Valley township." Tim Smith Tim Smith sees Viognier as a varietal with a sturdy point...

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  • Tim Smith Viognier 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] Tim Smith Viognier 2013

    Region: SA- Eden Valley

    Gary Walsh 93 points! "You can almost hear the marks being put on the bench as you taste it. Ginger, exotic spice, celery, fresh apricot and white cherry. Has a lightly viscous feel, but keeps itself neat and trim through the mouth with clean acidity, a...

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    $25.00
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