Part of the Glug mission has been to promote the two Barossa heritage varieties Mataro and Grenache. Both varieties are well regarded in Europe yet enquiries from the mid-1970s till the late 1980s asking Barossa Valley wine companies for samples did not turn up a single example. At this time, I was not aware that the Barossa winery Veritas (later Rolf Binder Wines) had made trials of a Mataro they called Bulls Blood from the 1960s. This family I later learnt owned a few acres of bush vine Mataro planted in the early 1890s.
It was not until the early 1990s that a wave of youthful winemakers, including Rolf Binder and Charles Melton, began creating Grenache and Mataro wines and various blends from each vintage. So, to offer a collection of Barossa Valley Mataro from many different makers gives Glug great pleasure.
Please note you will not discover a strikingly different taste as the Barossa Valley climate leaves the biggest impression on all wines regardless of the variety. Close your eyes and many you will swear are Shiraz.
The Mix contains the following wines:
Auld & Burton Barossa Valley Mataro 2017
Glug ‘The Bright Spark’ Barossa Valley Mataro 2021
Langdorf ‘Kaldukee’ Barossa Valley Mataro 2020
Harem ‘The Sultan’ Barossa Valley Mataro 2018
Goat Square Barossa Valley Mataro 2019
Three Hares Barossa Valley Mataro Grenache Shiraz 2020
Bengalee Barossa Valley Mataro 2020
Glug Limited Release Batch 28F Barossa Valley Mataro 2021
Kitts Creek Barossa Valley Mataro 2018
Stockwell Creek Barossa Valley Mataro 2018
Village Belle Barossa Valley Mourvedre 2019
Glug Barossa Valley Mataro Shiraz NV
