2019 Hughes & Hughes Dornfelder

Mewstone |Huon Valley |Dornfelder
A rare look at the popular Dornfelder variety from Germany, grown in Tasmania.
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Here is a rare look at an obscure German red variety from one of Tasmania's breakout performers over the last few years.

Dornfelder is one of the most widely planted red varieties in Germeny. Well known for its intense colour, crisp acidity and powerful tannin, it's a variety that is used largely for blending.

Grape-grower Phil Dolan has a small patch of Dornfelder growing on his vineyard in the north-west of Tasmania. Jonny Hghes got a hold of some, fermented it as predominantly whole berries and has released it young and fresh.

It's a very interesting wine. The colour in the glass is inky purple but the wine is fresh and bright. It's a bit of a head-scratcher but interesting and delicious none the less.

This dornfelder is from a single vineyard in the north west, predominantly whole berry, 5% whole bunch, natural yeast, pressed to and matured in oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

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    William S.
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    2 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    if wine could punch

    this is neo-epic; a dense, dark, hut bright fruit driven beast with complex nose and a brilliantly detailed follow through as it shivers down your throat.

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    Neil R.
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    3 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Big wine from Tasmania

    This a wine variety originally from Germany in which the Tasmania climate is similar. It has a surperb dark purple colour and is so easy to drink. For the money it's great value especially if you want something that's bit different from shiraz et al.

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    Pavlo V.
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    3 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Unusual and very good

    This is surely a stand out given a fairly rare grape. The color is very dark and wine appears to be heavy bodied, but it is actually fairly light, balanced and easy drinking.

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    Sean C.
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    3 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Different delicious

    Kind of a cross between cab sauce and merlot. Delicious wine - the first but not the last time I will have this variety!

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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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