2022 Hughes & Hughes Single Clone Syrah

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97 point cool-climate Syrah from the Apple Isle.
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Masters of cool-climate Syrah/Shiraz are the Hughes boys.

This is a ripping example of how excellent this variety can be in Tasmania. It's sleek, spicy, rippling with exceptional tannin and incredible perfume. It's a world away from the brawnier South Australian Shiraz archetypes and so good for that.

There were only around 1400 bottles made of this Single Clone release. With 97 points from James Halliday, it won't be around for long.

"Excellent depth to its resonant purple caste; ironic this should be the top wine. Savoury/licorice/black pepper all sing on the bouquet; then a lingering, cleansing finish."
- 97 pts, James Halliday

Fruit from a single vineyard in the Coal River Valley (Brinktop) was picked on the 3rd of May. The ‘1654’ clone of Syrah was fermented separately. Predominantly whole berry, 8% whole bunch, natural yeast, held on skins for 21 days while getting gently pumped over once a day while the ferment was most active (4-5 times in total). Pressed directly to and matured in oak (30% new) for 9 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

97 points - "Sourced from the Brinktop Vineyard; hand-picked, wild fermented, pressed to and matured in oak for 10 months. Excellent depth to its resonant purple caste; ironic this should be the top wine. Savoury/licorice/black pepper all sing on the bouquet; then a lingering, cleansing finish. 1474 bottles made." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

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    2022 Hughes & Hughes Single Clone Syrah

    This was extremely pleasant to drink. I was expecting a bigger stronger, aromatic wine for some reason but its style was perhaps unusual in a sense but it was really great with our paella and I was sad not to have more than one bottle!

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Mewstone

Mewstone Wines is a joint venture between Jonny and Matt Hughes, two Tasmanian born wine-heads, and their respective wives Margie and Cathie.

The two families have invested in a small plot of land on the banks of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in the charmingly named locality of Flowerpot, on the south-eastern tip of Tasmania. Matt works the grapes, Jonny makes the wines, taking what he learnt from seven years as assistant winemaker at Moorilla and re-imagining it for his own label.

The Hughes & Hughes wines offer some of the best value to be found in Tasmania at the moment, and the Mewstone premium range focuses on exceptional single-vineyard wines made in a style that Jonny wants to drink. James Halliday called them, "an utterly exceptional wine producer". Keep an eye on this ambitious pair as their star continues to rise.

Jonny and Matt Hughes - Mewstone Vineyard, TAS Mewstone

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