Description
Hewitson “Old Garden” Mourvèdre 2021, from the Barossa, SA.
From the oldest Mourvèdre vineyard in the world, planted in 1853, resulting in a transcendent wine-tasting experience that plunges you into the wild and earthy pre-history of this meaty/animal variety that is so at home in the sun-drenched vineyards of the Barossa. Surely Australia’s greatest Mourvèdre.
14% ABV.
Rated 98 out of 100 by Nick Ryan in the Australian:
The fat and fur, salt and smoke from a poacher’s fire. A dark earthy seam. Sinewy flesh melts across the mid-palate and a fine grained grit pulls the wine through a sustained finish suggesting cellaring will be rewarded. One of the most significant mourvèdre wines on the planet.
And 97 out of 100 by Ken Gargett on Wine Pilot:
The world’s oldest Mourvèdre vines, planted in 1853 in the Old Garden Vineyard, provide us with something a bit special. There are just eight rows yielding the grapes, so perhaps best not to hesitate. Grab what you can, as soon as you can. 85% whole bunches used here, 30 days in vat then 18 months maturation in new French oak barriques from a range of forests. Dark magenta in colour, the nose exhibits notes of chocolate, coffee beans, florals, violets, warm earth and really good Cuban cigars. Early evidence of complexity emerging, the wine has focus with bright acidity running the length. The wine maintains its intensity for the full journey and what length it really does offer. A cracking wine which will surely present well for at least fifteen to twenty years