Hewitson Old Garden Vine Mourvèdre 2022

The Old Garden Vineyard, planted in the Barossa back in 1853, is home to the oldest Mourvèdre vines on the planet. Ungrafted and pre-phylloxera, the Koch family have tended to these precious gems for coming up on a couple of centuries. There are just eight rows of this treasure in existence. Vinification saw the use of 100% whole bunches and maturation was for a year and a half in new French oak barriques. Under cork. An opaque maroon, this release is very much in the savoury style, with aromas weaving through notes of animal skins, dried herbs, beef stock, chocolate, coffee grinds, earthy notes, bay leaves, soy and cocoa powder. Supple in texture with very fine tannins, there is a line of good acidity and the wine should provide pleasure over the next ten years.