Hewitson - Barossa Valley
Hewitson’s Estate lies along the banks of the Para River, in the heart of the Barossa Valley on the historic Seppeltsfield Road.
Historically, this strip has produced some of Barossa’s (and Australia’s) finest red wines.
We'll have Dean Hewitson or the 'mad hatter' as he's commonly known in the store to taste through a selection of Hewitson wines on Thursday March 27 from 4:30pm-7pm
including the Old Garden Mouvedre which is sourced from the oldest Mouvedre vineyard in the world dating back to 1853!
Hewitson 'Miss Harry' 2023
One of the very best GSM wines on the market and certainly the best value. Beautiful everyday drinking and cellars surprisingly well. Ian Cook - FWC
35/33/32% grenache/shiraz/mourvedre; 48% whole bunch, 12 months in old French barriques. Red cherry, red plum and a touch of cranberry here with hints of spice, dried herbs, pressed purple flowers, almond blossom, dried citrus rind and earth. Medium-bodied, spacious and energetic; fine sandy tannins lend support, leaning savoury on the medium-length finish. There is a lot to like here and it's very easy to drink. Drink 2024-2032, 93 Points, Dave Brookes, Halliday's Wine Companion.
Hewitson Belle Ville Rose 2022
As you would expect from Dean Hewitson, this rosé is made from his beloved mourvèdre and it paints a pretty picture. Salmon pink in the glass with aromas and flavours of redcurrant, raspberry, red cherry and grapefruit cut with gentle soft spice, white and red flowers, almond paste and stone. Some nice fruit sweetness is tempered by stony acidity finishing long, red-fruited and moreish. 92 points, David Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion.
Hewitson Dorrien Bank Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Classic left bank cabernet sauvignon. Left bank of the Para River that is, in the famed subregion of Dorrien. Deep magenta/crimson with fruit aromas of plush blackberry, black cherry and blackcurrant. Nary a herbaceous note to be found. It's all layered spice, licorice, créme de cassis, kirsch, tobacco pouch and softly spoken cedar tones. Weighty and wonderfully ripe and silken, tannins superfine and melting back into the black fruits and finishing long, fruit pure with a slightly savoury lean. 95 points, drink 2023-2040, David Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion.
