Hewitson The Mad Hatter Shiraz 2023

Forget visions of Alice disappearing down rabbit holes, this is labelled after Dean’s nickname. A blend of the best of what the Barossa has to offer. A superb Barossa Shiraz from an exciting vintage. The wine has a dark maroon hue. There is good concentration from start to finish with notes of blackberries, aniseed, mulberries, smoked meats, soy, beef stock, dark berries, coffee grinds and dried herbs. There is serious length here, through to fine rather sleek tannins, and a line of juicy acidity. This has ten to fifteen years ahead of it and will continue to improve over that time.