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Dean Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre 2003

Bin No. HEWITOLDGM

Price: £16.00

In 1853 Friedrich Koch planted this Mourvèdre vineyard in the heart of the Barossa Valley. In deep sand over a bed of limestone the vines flourished. By the 1880s the local vignerons had already acknowledged the vineyard as the Old Garden. To the end of the 19th Century and throughout the 20th Century subsequent generations of Koch's family have tended these vines in the traditions of the Barossa: bush vines, no irrigation, hand pruned and hand harvested. Today nothing has changed. Old Garden is likely to be the oldest Mourvèdre vineyard in the world.

The The 2003 vintage in the Barossa Valley was a typically very good year where the ripening period was even and warm. The Mourvèdre fruit from the Old Garden was picked fully ripe. It is traditionally one of the last vineyards to be picked in the Barossa Valley. This softens and develops the tannins, while concentrating aromas and flavours. After finishing fermentation in 100% new French oak, the wine was aged in these same barrels for a total of 16 months.
The colour is a purple-red. Aromas are of spice, prune, blackberry and blueberry. Subtle hints of nutmeg and vanillin are woven through the wine. The palate is velvety and seamless, delivering concentrated black fruits and cherry. There is a slight gamey flavour intermingled with spice, making this wine very complex. A higher than normal new-French oak component builds a solid frame that the 2003 Old Garden fills completely. This wine will age beautifully for at least 10 years and is a classic Old Garden style.

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