{"product_id":"2023-el-desperado-tempranillo","title":"2023 El Desperado Tempranillo","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 18.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; color: black;\"\u003eOur first ever Vintage of El Desperado was 2011, and will always be known in Australian wine history as the vintage from hell, as many vineyards succumb to the wet summer. For the Pawn, we sacrificed making our full range of wines that year to create a brand new style wine. Although we did not set out to make the El Desperado before that vintage, when you taste this wine, by hell you will be glad we did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 18.0pt; min-height: 0px; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\"\u003eA blend of grapes from our Langhorne Creek vineyards, we have taken the finest characteristics, and handcrafted a full bodied wine that can be both a drink now style or cellar nicely for the medium term.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: 18.0pt; min-height: 0px; margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; color: #333333;\"\u003eThere is lifted raspberry, cola and pomegranate, with  a bright balanced acidity on the palate, infused with a generous earthiness with ripe plum and blackcurrants and the quotidian soft, long tannins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety trivia:\u003c\/strong\u003e As the crow flies its only 20 kms between these blocks, but the Hills fruit brings lifted raspberry, cola and pomegranate, with a bright balanced acidity on the palate, while the Creek fruit infuses a generous earthiness with ripe plum and blackcurrants and the quotidian soft, long tannins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChess Trivia:\u003c\/strong\u003e In chess, El Desperado is a doomed pawn that seems determined to give itself up to bring about a stalemate when captured, a pawn that is as good as dead and so sets out to do as much damage as possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGoes best with:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lamb Roast with Tom Cruise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel Trivia:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blending was once seen by some as the poorer by-product of winemaking, but is now used to create wines which are greater than the sum of all parts. The blend of regions is something hidden by the corporate world, the lesser known regions often shunned from the label entirely.\u003cbr\u003eHere I have blended Tempranillo from several blocks, but have very distinct regional attributes.\u003cbr\u003eIt's always the most rewarding part of blending, when the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e From 1st March to 26th March 2023 - Langhorne Creek Tempranillo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard Location:\u003c\/strong\u003e Langhorne Creek, South Australia,\u003cbr\u003e-35.2963, 139.0383\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest Weight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 tonnes\/hectare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlcohol:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003epH:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eT.A.:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.63\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Pawn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53113557352815,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/8605\/2719\/files\/El-Desperado-Tempranillo-2021-WEB-RESIZE.png?v=1781581208","url":"https:\/\/www.thepawn.com.au\/products\/2023-el-desperado-tempranillo","provider":"The Pawn Wine Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}