Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre 2021
The top of the Hewitson wine tree is a blend of the best barrel of Monopole Shiraz and the best barrel of the Old Garden
The top of the Hewitson wine tree is a blend of the best barrel of Monopole Shiraz and the best barrel of the Old Garden
The Old Garden vineyard planted in 1853 is renowned as the oldest Mourvèdre vineyard on the planet. This vintage sees 85% whole bunches in the
Dubbed the “Mother Vine” Shiraz as the vineyard was planted from the cuttings from one single Shiraz vine found growing among the 1853 Old Garden
The Hewitson Barrel 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre is a rare and unique wine, blended from the best barrel each of the Monopole Shiraz and Old Garden
Planted in 1853, the original, ungrafted vines producing the Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre are believed to be the oldest on the planet. In the 2021
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
Planted in 1996, grapes for this new red from Dean Hewitson were estate-grown in the famous Dorrien sub-region that lies on the left bank of
This was a great wine to have a bit of patience with, as it developed beautifully over two nights. The nose is dark and rich,
The almost unknown Sauvignon Gris is a mutation of the much more famous Sauvignon Blanc. This is only the second one I’ve ever tried –
Like the sparkling, this still Roussanne shows appealing varietal character – I love the waxiness that often comes with the grape – but as it’s
Roussanne is still quite an uncommon sight as a sparkling, but its typical characters make it a good choice for bubbles. There’s waxiness, citrus, white
Beautiful example of a classy Clare Valley Shiraz, the fruit came from various vineyards around the Valley and was fermented separately before blending. It’s a
Consistently one of the best Rieslings from the Clare Valley, this comes from a low-yielding block in the Watervale subregion. It displays those crisp lemon
Chances are many would have tasted the wonderful Rieslings previously sourced by a number of makers off the wonderful, old vine Garden Gully Vineyard at
Fresh from the Kilnhouse Vineyard in the Alpine Valleys and full of driving, crunchy acidity and a palate saline and briskly alert. Vermentino brings a
Nouveau in name, nouveau in style. This is the innate joy of this Grenache so twist the cap open as soon as a bottle lands
Five Spanish/Portuguese red grape varieties combine, and the marriage made in Great Western brings forth some pretty impressive savoury oomph. Graciano, Grenache, Tinta Cão, Tinta
A rollicking flavour sensation from the three Italian amici : Nero d’Avola, Aglianico and Nero di Troia, born and raised in leading vineyards in the
A fair dose of Great Western class to this Shiraz with signature generous black fruits and spice drive, all rolled into a wine that never
Oh my, how I loved this wine. In fact, I gave it the same score as the previous vintage as it’s one of B&G’s best
Rapunzel let down her hair and if you’re drinking this wine then it’s a good reason to let yours down too, either literally or preferably
With its propensity for making huge, alcohol-driven wines, Grenache is actually a great contender for carbonic maceration (which I wrote about here for Winepilot a
Spanish varieties are mucho popular at the moment, so this blend of cinco rojas (five reds) makes lots of sense. Sourced from the relatively cool
Persephone was the goddess of Spring in Greek mythology, so she’s probably a good deity to have on your side if you’re a winemaker. Named
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