Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2018

The vineyard that provides this fruit was planted in 1853 and is renowned as including the oldest Mourvèdre vines on the planet. Medium garnet/ruby colour, that with a swirl, sends fast moving legs down the glass. The nose is leafy and earthy yet pure. Layered aromas of pink chalk and salt minerality/base tones with red currant, red plum and mixed peel fruits, all lifted with quality blonde oak. Deeply flavoured, with an expressive red fruit palate, emboldened by oak but showing class and elegance with gentle, persistent tannin.  

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.