{"id":771,"date":"2017-12-16T08:52:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T22:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-352875-1094412.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=771"},"modified":"2022-01-21T12:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T02:20:43","slug":"tempus-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travisschultz.com.au\/tempus-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Tempus Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s what’s inside that really counts<\/h2>\n

In our globalised, digitalised and highly commercialised world, there seems to be a view among many marketers that \u201cperception will become reality\u201d and that you can almost turn a sow\u2019s ear into a silk purse if you dress it up nicely enough! And the wine industry is not immune to this approach. How often do we as wine consumers, reach for the more expensive heavy or funky bottle with the flashy label, rather than the plain looking cheaper cousin standing next to it? I know I am guilty of it. And despite having learned the hard way that a bit of razzle-dazzle on the bottle doesn\u2019t improve the quality of the wine inside it, I am a repeat offender. As my good friend Michael often says \u201csometimes it\u2019s all hat and no cattle\u201d and regrettably, that is often the case in wine retailing.<\/p>\n

So to find a brand whose wines carry swanky, if not garish labels, but have a commensurate quality of juice inside the bottle, was as refreshing for my soul as it was for my taste buds!<\/p>\n

The Tempus Two<\/a> label was founded in 1997 in the New South Wales Hunter Valley by the McGuigans \u2013 a family whose connection to winemaking in the region extends over four generations back to 1869. Their vision was to create a \u201cunique and distinctive range of wines from Australia\u2019s premier wine growing regions\u201d and there is no doubt that they\u2019re doing a pretty good job with it.<\/p>\n

Rather than pretend (as many wineries do) that their patch of vineyards in the Hunter Valley can produce exceptional fruit of multiple varieties, Tempus Two source or grow their grapes where the particular style does best. Their Hunter Valley sites focus on Chardonnay, Verdelho and Semillon while the Adelaide Hills provide Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. For the reds, the Coonawarra delivers the Merlot and Cabernet while the Barossa and Limestone Coast contribute Shiraz to the portfolio. I\u2019m told that in fact, they have vineyards in some nine different mainland locations.<\/p>\n

The team at Tempus Two will tell you that their philosophy is \u201cto create a series of wines that taste as good as they look\u201d and having taken a recent tour through some of the range, it seems that they are doing a \u201cbang-up\u201d job!<\/p>\n

Tempus Two Wilde Chardonnay\"Tempus<\/h4>\n

One of my favourites is the Tempus Two Wilde Chardonnay which sells at a sensible $25 to $30 price point. It is a blend of fruit from two premier Chardonnay regions, the Hunter Valley (where they have older vines) and the Adelaide Hills (where the plantings were more recent). It is a rich and luscious style that I suspect will only get better over the next few years. On the nose, there are hints of nectarine and honeydew melon while across the palate, layers of peach and lychees escape from the clutches of citric sentinels that restrain a mouth-filling creaminess from dominating in the middle. Extended lees contact and stirring through the vinification process has ensured a complexity and persistence through the finish that you would expect of a wine more than twice the price. A great match for ravioli in a creamy mushroom sauce!<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just the Wilde Chardonnay that hit all the right notes. Right across the range, the Tempus Two experience wasn\u2019t one of those \u201call icing, no cake\u201d disappointments. It\u2019s great to find wine labels where the skill of the winemaker matches that of the marketing and communications team!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s what’s inside that really counts In our globalised, digitalised and highly commercialised world, there seems to be a view among many marketers that \u201cperception will become reality\u201d and that you can almost turn a sow\u2019s ear into a silk purse if you dress it up nicely enough! And the wine industry is not immune…
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