Hewitson Monopole Mother Vine Shiraz

Colour: A deep, inky red.

Aroma: Lush black fruits intertwined with delicate floral notes.

Palate: Bursting with intense mulberry and raspberry flavors, complemented by rich chocolate and seamlessly integrated tannins.

Exclusive to Hewitson and estate grown, this single vineyard is a ‘Sélection Clonale’ from one 1853 Shiraz vine found in the middle of The Old Garden Vineyard. Over many years we harvested the buds from this one Shiraz vine and grafted them onto roots growing at the winery. Through this grafting process, we have resurrected an ancient pre-Phylloxera clone of Shiraz, providing typically smaller bunches and berries with their own unique flavour and tannin profile. Monopole Vineyard is rooted in the classic and favoured soils, that are iron-rich terra rossa over clay over limestone, surrounding the winery at Dorrien. – Dean Hewitson