Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2019

The team at Hewitson are surely the only winery on the planet who could create a wine like this – a blend of the best barrel of Mourvèdre and best barrel of Shiraz, from the Mother Vine Vineyard and the Old Garden Vineyard in the Barossa, and both from vines dating back to 1853. Extraordinary. And so is the wine! A mix of whole bunch and crushed grapes with around two years in a combination of new and seasoned French oak barriques. Very dark maroon. Plush and generous, this is black fruit dominant. We also have warm earth notes, cassis, animal skins, beef stock notes, tobacco leaf and dry herbs. Seamless concentration here and very fine balance with great length. Those tannins just seem to melt at the finish, but the intensity remains. This is delicious and approachable now, but it has twenty years ahead and the score should improve further. If you get the chance, do not miss this wine.