Tommy Ruff

Nouveau Red Blend

8.817 ratings
8.63 pro ratings
Barossa Valley, Barossa, South Australia, Australia
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Ben Walker / Caravin

Lovely Tom makes another lovely bottle.

Lovely Tom makes another lovely bottle.

Apr 23rd, 2016
Alex Barty

Winemaker Blood Moon Wines, Senior Retail Assistant Blackhearts & Sparrows Wine Purveyors, Cellarhand Stonier Wines

7.1

I understand the appeal, but it's not my type of wine. Certainly fresh (ticking the Nouveau box) and textural, but not really much finesse structurally. Some people love this, but this is half-finished wine to me.

I understand the appeal, but it's not my type of wine. Certainly fresh (ticking the Nouveau box) and textural, but not really much finesse structurally. Some people love this, but this is half-finished wine to me.

Jul 6th, 2015
Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.7

2014

2014

Dec 14th, 2014
Anne S
8.8

Glou

Glou

Nov 9th, 2017
Jeff Verellen

Pretty good easy drinking wine. Very peppery, zesty.

Pretty good easy drinking wine. Very peppery, zesty.

Nov 10th, 2015
Michael Sinclair

Fun. So much fun.

Fun. So much fun.

Aug 15th, 2015
Adam Lord

Interesting, not my thing

Interesting, not my thing

Jul 23rd, 2015
Benjamin Hickey

Very interesting, a bit of spice, 13.5% alcohol but feels like 10%. Very young

Very interesting, a bit of spice, 13.5% alcohol but feels like 10%. Very young

Jul 23rd, 2015
Ben de Vin

We are lucky to have Tom, super delicious chilled red, Beaujolais style but not gamay, strawberries, macerated berries, low acid, chewy, smashable, summer drinking. Chyea.

We are lucky to have Tom, super delicious chilled red, Beaujolais style but not gamay, strawberries, macerated berries, low acid, chewy, smashable, summer drinking. Chyea.

Dec 4th, 2014
Yann Gandolfo

Yann had this 8 years ago

Yann had this 8 years ago

Jan 26th, 2016