Hewitson Ungrafted Grenache 2022
- 96
- $90
- Drink by: 2023-2033
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This truly world class Grenache is from dry grown vines, almost 110 years of age, in a sandy loam vineyard next to the Para River in the Barossa Valley. The grapes went into open vats for three weeks for fermentation, with 85% of them whole bunches. Then pressed into old French barriques to sit for nine months on lees. Bottled under cork, it is a vibrant crimson hue. The aroma here is intoxicatingly alluring, just gorgeous. Fresh strawberries, spices, rose petals and juicy red fruits. This is fresh and juicy with ever-so-fine tannins and excellent length. A mid-weight style with a hint of sour cherries on the finish. While it will surely reward cellaring over the next decade, it can be drunk with immense pleasure now. Love it.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
