Hewitson Mad Hatter Shiraz, Barossa Valley, SA 2019
- 94
- $50
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Morello cherries are the first thing that comes to mind when smelling this wine. A more serious and brooding wine with chewy tannins that are powdery not coarse with warmed plum pudding and baking spices. The savoury, gravel edge is a nice foil for the fruit ripeness and the weight of the wine handles the alcohol. Deft oak adds density, finishing with a liveliness and freshness that I appreciate. Really smart wine.
Annette is currently the Group Beverage Manager for Solotel, a diverse hospitality group also having worked in some of Sydney’s finest restaurants as a sommelier including Banc, Claudes and Marque. She completed the rigorous Masters of Wine programme in 2020, was a professional winner in the 2014 Vin de Champagne Award, a Len Evans scholar and wine judge. She also is a fantastic communicator in wine and sprits including as a lecturer for the WSET.
