2018 Corymbia Tempranillo / Malbec

Corymbia

Australia / Swan Valley / Corymbia

58% Tempranillo, 30% Malbec, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon from soils of Herne Hill loam on Rocket’s Vineyard, Upper Swan. The fruit is dry grown and organically farmed by former Australian Test Cricketer Tony (Rocket) Mann, Robert and Genevieve Mann. Tony and his son Rob first planted the vineyard together on their family property in the Swan Valley more than 35 years ago on what was an old currant vineyard. The grapes were harvested together, then individually berry sorted prior to natural fermentation in a single French oak vat. Maturation followed in the same vat and a seasoned 600-litre French oak demi-muid for 10 months.
The wine expresses the qualities of the Swan Valley that Rob’s family has admired of the region for more than 100 years. The aim is to make a wine true to its site that captures the warmth and richness of the valley and affords great drinkability. A beautifully expressive aroma of satsuma plums, black olives, rosewater and with a hint of aniseed. The wine tastes fresh and lively of pomegranate, cocao, maraschino cherries and is complemented by Tempranillo’s characteristic coal dust tannin structure. - Rob & Gen Mann

Ray Jordan

The West Australian Wine Guide 2021

96 points & No. 1 Tempranillo

This blend from the Mann vineyard in the Swan Valley was the first time I had seen this new name from one of the oldest families in the Swan Valley. It's a cracker from this very good vintage. This is a style the Swan Valley should be making all the time. Smooth texture, soft and generous but not too big. Leave the biggies to other regions. Wonderfully expressive fruit, with the chalky tannin and neatly layered oak perfectly working in harmony. The juicy sarsaparilla of the Tempranillo is heightened by carbonic maceration.

November, 2019

Mike Bennie

The Wine Front

95 points

Rob Mann and family (as this comes from the now organic-farmed family vineyard ‘out the back of Swan’) are speeding ahead with fine wine paradigm wines from the region. Kudos. The bold marriage of Tempranillo with Malbec and Cabernet finds itself a medium bodied, perfumed, svelte and tannin hewn guise that many wines from the region miss in boldness and oomph. This is 58% Tempranillo, 38% Malbec, 12% Cabernet.
Highly perfumed, pretty almost floral scents, violets come to mind, whiffs of blueberry/mulberry, green olive, a touch of clove woody spice, sarsaparilla and anise. Just lovely. Medium weight, sinewy feel, succulent and beautiful, fine web of clove-licked tannins, great energy here, bright and lengthy, fine, tight finish here. Has a ‘serious’ feel but also deliciousness.

Jane Faulkner

Halliday Wine Companion 2021

95 points

A tight and tidy blend that sticks to a savoury theme with jamon, woodsy spices and fennel yet all bound to a core of tangy fruit. Lithe, juicy, vibrant as anything with raw silk tannins and a neat acid line. Oh, and totally delicious.

August, 2020

Max Allen

Australian Financial Review

This is a really lovely, generous, gutsy red with lots of perfumed purple fruit, a dusting of bay leaf and rosemary, and fabulous grippy tannins that make me hunger for garlicky roast lamb.

#16, West Australian Good Food Guide Awards 2020

Last year’s champion wine (2017) finds a top 25 berth from the following vintage; kudos, Corymbia. Definitive high quality wine here. Mellow, soft and supple, succulent and fine boned. Black and green olive, dark plummy notes, minerality in spades, exceptional length and sense of poise.

June, 2019

Nick Stock

JamesSuckling.com

92 points

Very fresh, fleshy and supple style on the nose of this red-fruited blend that has pastry-like, approachable tannins and a smooth, sleek and astutely feathered balance on the finish. A blend of 58% Tempranillo, 30% Malbec and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now. Screw cap.

March, 2020

Joe Czerwinski

Wine Advocate

92 points

Corymbia's 2018 Tempranillo Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon includes 58%, 30% and 12% of those varieties, respectively. Co-fermented and aged in a single large oak vat, it's a fruit-forward, mouthwatering bowl of mixed berries, including hints of blueberry, mulberry and raspberry. Yet while this medium to full-bodied effort is open and soft, it's not unstructured, showing a core of resilient, ripe tannins and a long, juicy finish.

January, 2020

Mike Bennie

Gourmet Traveller WINE

It is pitch perfect, medium weight, highly perfumed, and shaped with beautifully ripe tannins. It’s delicious, but there is also a sense of detail and interest. The wine offers layers of red and blue fruits in perfume and palate, underpinned by savouriness.

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About Corymbia

Corymbia is the deep-rooted, far-sighted vision of husband-and wife-team, Rob and Genevieve Mann. The Mann name is synonymous with Western Australia’s Swan Valley, where Rob’s pioneering grandfather Jack worked a remarkable 51 consecutive vintages for Houghton. Rob was just a boy when he joined his father - former Australian test cricketer Tony - in planting the vines on what is now the dry-grown, organically farmed Corymbia vineyard.
After building an exceptional reputation in their own right, the couple kicked off their homecoming dream, Corymbia, with the 2013 vintage, during Rob’s tenure as estate director at Newton Vineyard in Napa Valley. Now firmly ensconced back in the Swan Valley, Rob and Gen’s Chenin Blanc and Tempranillo-dominant red blend sit at the heart of a bright future for this brilliant duo. And their Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon, from their beautiful Calgardup Vineyard, is a new milestone for this region.

About

Rob was one of the crop of hotshots at Hardys during the reign of Stephen Pannell, before Rob himself took the mantle of senior winemaker at Hardys Tintara. From there he established a name for himself as one of the great talents of his generation during his time at the helm of Cape Mentelle - eventually being handpicked to radically ramp up quality at LVMH's Napa estate Newton Vineyard. Genevieve, meanwhile, worked in South Africa, France, California and South Australia prior to moving to Margaret River in 2007 in the role of winemaker for Howard Park.