Hewitson Monopole Shiraz 2021
- 96
- $90
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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Estate grown, the vines from this single vineyard are ‘Sélection Clonale’, grafted from one lone 1853 Shiraz vine found growing in the middle of The Old Garden Vineyard. The 2021 Monopole Shiraz is showing supple black fruits, blueberries and cream with spice, pepper, leather and cocoa. Layers of aromas are matched with a full-bodied power-pack of intensity and Dean Hewitson’s hallmark supple palate that’s both smooth and textural. It’s ripe but savoury, with medium elegant alcohol, chalky, dusty tannins and a cocoa dust finish. Drink or hold for a decade.
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.
