HewitsonOld Garden Mourvedre 2010

Clear crimson; a wine that is complete and confident in itself, effortlessly filling the bouquet and palate with its small red and black fruits, a shimmer of tannins throughout, and a lingering finish. Vines planted 1853.

This ancient vineyard (planted in 1853) is a source of profound and distinctive wine that delivered handsomely in 2010. There´s an unmistakably sanguine edge to this: meaty and earthy, darkblue fruits and a wealth of black, graphite-like terroir character. The palate scoops deep and even, really soulful dense tannins with dark berry, dark spice and earthy, meaty flavours all rolling through, not aggressive, just menacingly long and purposeful wine here.

A pinot drinker´s Barossa red, if ever there was one! An earthy, floral and faintly meaty boquet of cherries, plums, older oak and baked earth reveals a scent of fresh red flowers, dried herbs and a hint of spice. Smooth and silky, it´s long, gentle and willowy, gently delivering a bright lit, almost sappy presence of cherry, plum and berry flavours knit with fine-grained tannins, before finishing charmingly balanced, savoury and persistent with a refreshing acidity.

Made with grapes dry-grown in the oldest Mourvedre vineyard in the world – touting vines planted in 1853 – the 2010 Old Garden Mourvedre is medium deep garnet-purple in color. This wine is intensely scented of warm mulberries and black cherries with underlying cigar box, allspice, vanilla and potpourri suggestions. Full-bodied and voluptuously fruited in the mouth, it explodes with blackberry, baking spice and earth flavors, has medium levels of grainy tannins and bright acid freshness. It finishes long with some cedar notes coming through. Drink it now to 2022+.

Very distinctive nose: leathery, almost a note of rubber at first though it blows off to something more meaty. The most wonderful texture. Really savoury and refined and not overwhelmed by the oak, though theres sweet spice. Rich but seems to be effortlessly so, as if it would not be tiring to drink.

Röd färg. Stor nästan parfymerad doft av mörka bär, örter, eucalyptus och fat. Medelfyllig till fyllig men rund smak av mörka bär, örter, eucalyptus, läder, lite häst och fat. Suverän koncentration och suverän längd med inlindade syror. Wow!