Hewitson Old Garden Mourvedre 2006

Hewitson Old Garden Mourvedre 2006

In 1853 Friedrich Koch planted this Mourvèdre vineyard in the heart of the Barossa Valley in the area now known as Rowland Flat. Nurtured 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, throughout the 20th Century and now into the 21st 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 2006 vintage in the Barossa Valley saw some early rain in the season followed by long stretches of warm weather. Traditionally one of the very last vineyards to be picked in the Barossa Valley, the fruit from the from the Old Garden was left on the vines until late May ensuring full development of their flavour profiles while also softening the tannins.

The wine was matured in 100% new French barriques for 15 months providing structure, while complimenting the grape tannin and the terroir-based flavour profile of black, glazed cherries, dark chocolate, mocha and coffee that manifests itself each year in this single vineyard wine. This demonstrates the remarkable nature of the vineyard and is why we are proud to produce a wine of such iconic distinctiveness. 2006 Old Garden Mourvedre will age beautifully for at least 10 years and is very much reminiscent of the 1998 vintage.

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