2013 The Bold as Brass Currency Creek Tempranillo

I do sometimes think that some grape varieties never disappoint, Tempranillo being one of these. Can Tempranillo ever be bad? Well, definitely not when it's from the Barossa. The Bold as Brass (a brand of Pinnacle Drinks) Currency Creek (I thought it had no year, which is very annoying, but relooking at the bottle for this column, I've just seen the 2013 crammed in the lower corner of one black-and-white stripe) smells smoky, cigar-ish, nutty. The colour is the usual gorgeous ruby-regal red. The smooth palate would match a light-ish red meat, or red beans.