Corymbia Tempranillo Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon (Organic) 2024 - Swan Valley, Western Australia

91/100 James Suckling (2022 vintage)
94/100 Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate (2018 vintage)
92/100 James Suckling (2018 vintage)
92/100 Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate (2018 vintage)
92/100 James Suckling (2017 vintage)

Silver - USA Wine Ratings (2017 vintage)

James Suckling "A frisky, lighter weighted red. Whole berry-driven aromas of rosewater, lilac and dark cherry. The tannins, lithe and a little verdant, with a slick of licorice root and menthol across the finish. A fun, straightforward wine best drunk with a chill." (2022 vintage)

Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate "The 2018 Tempranillo Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon is reductive upon opening (and persists in this manner for some time afterward) and is quite different from the other wines in the 10-vintage vertical on the table today. Structurally, the tannins are akin to 2013 and 2016 in the pluming, plush, chewy way that I have so appreciated and enjoyed. The fruit character is quite different, however. There is mulberry, red apple, Sicilian olives, cocoa, black tea and coffee grounds with a hint of Ovaltine. The length of flavor here is tremendous. The fruit weight on the back palate is sensational. While the wine feels like it is still getting used to oxygen and air, the fundamentals of excellence are here plainly to see. This is the year that Gen and Rob returned from the United States and farmed the vineyard wholly themselves." (2018 vintage)

James Suckling "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." (2018 vintage)

Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate "The 2017 Tempranillo Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon is a 69/19/12 split of the varieties and the product of a cool season. On the nose, this is spicy and tight (the palate follows) and speaks of star anise, fennel seeds, black olive tapenade, blackberry and salted licorice. It's a triumph of the vineyard—the fruit is sensational. It has density of tannin and structure; it is chewy and satisfying, but it also has levity and detail ensconced within. This wine won the Best Wine in Western Australia in the "WA Good Food Guide" and was a first for the Swan Valley." (2018 vintage)

James Suckling "This has a very plush, nicely assembled, long and fresh feel with a smooth, licorice finish." (2017 vintage)

The Winemaker "A beautifully expressive aroma of Satsuma plums, black olives, rosewater and with a hint of aniseed. The wine tastes fresh and lively of pomegranate, cocoa, maraschino cherries and is complimented by Tempranillo’s characteristic coal dust tannin structure."

Gourmet Traveller Wine "The wines under the Corymbia label have been outstanding."

58% Tempranillo, 30% Malbec and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon

Gourmet Traveller Wine "Corymbia is one of the most exciting wine projects to emerge from Western Australia in a decade. The combination of a distinguished winemaking family, the reinvention of a much-maligned wine region, the unlocking of the potential of a mature vineyard and a general sense of creativity, have all contributed to a strong currency.

Corymbia is the newish project of Rob and Genevieve Mann. The Mann family, of course, are generational wine producers in WA, with a history of iconic wines and vineyards. Rob, formerly working with Hardys, Cape Mentelle and Newton Vineyard in Napa Valley, has returned home and made a mark.

The family vineyard in Swan Valley is dry grown and organically farmed. While winemaking draws on the Manns’ suite of expertise and diversity of influences, it has been pared back for Corymbia, letting the fruit and character of the wines take the spotlight.

That Swan Valley has been put on a pedestal is wonderful, and a celebration of older vineyards, unique soil profile and a general sense of generational endeavor is exciting for the region. There’s an undercurrent of winemakers amplifying the region’s potential, but arguably Corymbia is the current totem."

Huon Hooke "The Mann family are winemaking royalty in Western Australia."

Corymbia is a new winery launched by one of the founding families of Western Australian wine. The Manns have grown grapes and made wine in the Swan Valley, Western Australia's oldest wine-growing region for over a century. Corymbia wines are critically acclaimed, organically-farmed, single-vineyard wines. Founder, Rob Mann is considered one of Australia's best contemporary winemakers. He was the senior winemaker at Hardy’s Tintara, and Cape Mentelle, where during his ten-year tenure the winery was twice awarded 'Australia's Producer of the Year' and Rob 'Australian Winemaker of the Year'. Prior to founding Corymbia he was Senior Winemaker at LVMH’s Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley.

Swan Valley is a sub-region of the Swan District wine region just north of Perth, in Western Australia. The Swan District is Western Australia’s oldest wine region, having been planted by English settlers soon after their arrival in 1829. For almost 150 years it was the only significant wine-producing region in Western Australia and today it's also home to the state's largest winery. Some of Western Australia's finest wines are produced in the Swan Valley.