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Regan Drew

Regan is a regular wine columnist for the News Regional Media “Weekend” Magazine and digital “Life” sections. A graduate of the Australian Wine Research Institute’s Advanced Wine Assessment Course #47 he was awarded with Distinction WSET Level 3 in Wine & Spirits, has been an Associate Judge for the New South Wine Awards plus a couple of little stints helping out in the Hunter Valley and Tasmania during vintages with small but quality winemakers.
BelleVilleRoseBottle

Hewitson Belle Ville Rosé 2022

Other - Rosé
  • 91
  • $30
A nod to Provence, with 83% Mourvèdre and 17% Cinsault. Very pale salmon. Fine, tight and drying nose: old chalk...
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MadameMBlanc&Blanc

Hewitson Madame M Blanc & Blanc 2021

  • 91
  • $30
The GI/Regional indicator of ‘Adelaide’ accounts for 15% of the blend being Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains from the Barossa...
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GunMetalBottle

Hewitson Gun Metal Riesling 2022

White Wine - Riesling
  • 92
  • $30
  • 2023-2030
Fruit taken from an altitude of 380 metres. Soil type is “ancient oxidised ferrous loams over granite and outcrops of...
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MissHarryGSMBottle

Hewitson Miss Harry Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2022

Red Wine - Grenache - Mourvèdre - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $30
For what is usually described as a Rhône-style blend, although I would argue it now holds just as important a...
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After Five Aglianico

After Five Wine Co. Aglianico 2021

  • 95
  • $35
  • 2024-2030
According to winemaker Craig Stansborough, the grape is “a bit of a bugger to grow.” But the team have got...
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After Five Montepulciano

After Five Wine Co. Montepulciano 2020

  • 93
  • $35
  • 2023-2026
Fruit for Purple Hands alternatives is sourced from winemaker Craig Stansborough’s vineyard that sits at the southern end of the...
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Planta Circa Grenache NV

Purple Hands Wines Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Grenache 2021

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 94
  • $80
  • 2024-2033
Sourced from the Zimmerman vineyard, first planted around (hence Planta Circa) 1880 at Lyndoch in the heart of the Barossa Valley. ...
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PC Ancestor Cab Sauv NV

Purple Hands Wines Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 94
  • $80
  • 2025-2034
From some of the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines still growing anywhere. This excels in Barossa Cabernet elegance. Bruise purple in...
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Barossa Shiraz()

Purple Hands Wines Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $35
  • 2023-2030
Ahhhh. Sometimes all you want is well done, archetype Shiraz, and the Purple Hands team deliver in spades. Inky stain-down-the-wall-of-the-glass...
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Barossa Grenache

Purple Hands Wines Grenache 2022

Red Wine - Grenache
  • 92
  • $35
  • 2023-2027
Crackling leafy, blackberry and bramble, raspberry deep, spiced tomato chutney, incense, chocolate, licorice and polish on the nose. Slick and...
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Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 97
  • $450
  • 2026-2035
A very special release. A blend of the best barrel from the Monopole and the best barrel from the Old...
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Hewitson Monopole Mother Vine Shiraz 2019

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $150
  • 2025-2035
Hewitson here own and farm (hence Monopole) this vineyard being a Sélection Clonale, sourced from one ancient surviving Shiraz vine...
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Hewitson Old Garden Vineyard Mourvèdre 2019

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $88
  • 2025-2032
From a single vineyard planted in 1853. Dusty, like old parchment with depth of black jube and raspberry though utterly...
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Apogee Alto Pinot Noir 2020

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $65
  • 2022 - 2029
From one of the pioneers of the modern Tasmanian wine industry, Dr Andrew Pirie. While Pipers River in NE Tasmania...
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Hewitson Belle Ville Rosé 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $26
Hewitson are fully committed to making their wines as sustainable as possible with solar energy and recycled water usage for...
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Hewitson Baby Bush Mourvèdre 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $28
  • 2022 - 2025
Mourvèdre….Mataro….Monastrell…Dog Strangler. Whatever you call it, this has been a vital cog in the Barossa wine machine for all the...
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Hewitson Miss Harry GSM 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 91
  • $28
  • 2022 - 2023
Traditional (if that’s a thing) Barossa GSM blend of 40% Grenache, 35% Shiraz and 25% Mourvèdre. Welcoming, comforting aromas of...
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $35
  • 2025 - 2032
Created from a challenge to winemaker Dean Hewitson to produce a wine that’s fit for a vintage luncheon now and...
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Bream Creek Reserve Pinot Noir 2019

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 94
  • $70
  • 2024 - 2030
Barrel selection for this flagship with 42% new French oak. Garnet ruby with a darker rim than the estate. A...
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Bream Creek Pinot Noir 2020

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $45
  • 2021 - 2026
Bright garnet/ruby colour in the glass. Attractive and polished nose: rose petals, waxy lipstick, fleshy cherry, a little earthy truffle,...
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Bream Creek Vintage Brut 2015

Other - Specialty
  • 96
  • $50
  • 2021 - 2024
Exquisite, lacy and plentiful, fast moving bubbles. Rich and expressive nose: honeycomb, green apple, parmesan rind protein depth, yellow flowers,...
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Bream Creek Blanc De Blancs 2015

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $60
  • 2021 - 2025
Egg shell, shortcrust pastry and brioche yeast influences, grapefruit and lime citrus with green apple and a hint of honeycomb...
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Clover Hill Vintage Brut 2016

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $50
  • 2021 - 2028
Whole bunch pressed and all batches fermented individually before secondary fermentation in bottle (méthode traditionelle). Medium lemon gold. Fast rising...
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Clover Hill Vintage Riché 2016

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $50
  • 2021 - 2023
With 15 grams per litre of residual sugar this is a cuvée that highlights the skills of the winemaking team....
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Stories

Riversdale Estate

Regan Drew
Nestled underneath the imposing dishes of the University Of Tasmania’s radio telescope array which look deep into the heavens at...
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Bream Creek – One of Tasmania’s Best

Regan Drew
Bream Creek is synonymous with Tasmanian born viticultural legend, Fred Peacock. From a family long associated with fruit and baking,...
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