Hewitson Falkenberg Shiraz 2021
- 94
- $88
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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Falkenberg is named for one of Dean Hewitson’s favourite growers, a scion of a generational Barossa Valley family now retired. This wine is a worthy tribute, grown from 25-year-old vines, with intense aromas of black cherry and blackcurrant, the fragrance of lilac, and vanilla, milk chocolate and hints of mocha as round and creamy notes. The wine is full-bodied and ripe but has restraint, with a core of acidity and muscular tannins driving through the velvety richness. The finish is long and results in salivating tastebuds. Delicious. Drink now or hold for 10+ years.
Melissa began her hospitality career in London working for the Rolling Stones, returning to Australia at the dawn of the wine bar explosion in Melbourne to develop a deep love of wine, restaurants, beaches and much warmer weather. She has judged at several national and local wine shows including The Royal Sydney Show, the NSW Wine Awards and The Alternative Varieties Wine Show, and contributed to the Sydney Morning Herald with wine selection articles. Melissa was selected to be a scholar of the Len Evans’ Tutorial and was dux of the 2019 New Zealand Family of Twelve Tutorial. She was previously Head Sommelier at Merivale and is now Beverage and Operations Manager for the Love Tilly Group. She lives in Sydney with her family.
