Hewitson Belle Ville Rosé 2024

This is 100% Mourvèdre (AKA Mataro) from a dry grown Barossa Valley vineyard. Presents pale salmon in hue and packaged in a lightweight, clear glass bottle. Plenty going on: blood orange, pink grapefruit, caramel shards, white strawberry, white cherry, peachy stone fruit, incense smoke and watermelon juice. There’s a smoothness upfront and the mid palate firming to near richness, before crunchy soft red berry, blood orange citrus, dry tobacco and yellow stone fruit slices. Finishes dry with plenty of personality.

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.