Hewitson Madame M Blanc & Blanc 2024

And now for something a little bit different. Dean Hewitson has nailed together his personal experience and enjoyment of southern Mediterranean whites with a variety common across the hemispheres, Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains, which has been a traditional Barossan for the region’s entire history. Here it also gets a small dollop of Sauvignon Blanc which tends to assist in the wine’s mouthfeel and freshening acidity. Not surprisingly the rest is all about its Muscat character traits – floral, grapey, freshly cut apple, lychee and a touch spicy, light and fresh with a genuinely unique fragrant flavour attraction. Embrace it.

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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