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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2002
Jeremy’s score NR / 100Wonderfully soft smooth and old-fashioned Australian red ‘burgundy’ style whose meaty slightly musky aromas of prunes and currants are backed by sweet vanilla and cedar oak Its earthy luscious velvet-like palate is quite developed presenting a rich mouthful of plum licorice and spicy flavours The longer it’s opened the more fruit it reveals Very gluggable
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2004
Jeremy’s score 90/100 -
Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2005
Jeremy’s score NR / 100A sumptuous smooth and spicy shiraz with a spicy peppery and cinnamon-like fragrance of red cherries raspberries and sweet plums Full to medium in weight its rich and juicy flavours of blackberries plums and currants are backed by tarry treacle-like nuances while the palate shows pleasing persistence and length Very generous but drink relatively soon
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2006
Jeremy’s score NR / 100A well composed and varietal shiraz that neatly balances its regional intensity and ripeness with a firmish pliant structure Scented with violets and white pepper its aromas of cassis raspberries and dark plums reveal a slight meatiness Backed by smooth vanilla oak its long juicy and bacony expression of plum and small berry fruit finishes slightly meaty and cooked but with a hint of mineral and dark olive
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2007
Jeremy’s score 93/100A beautifully crafted elegant and deeply flavoured shiraz whose rather closed dark floral and peppery bouquet opens to reveal spicy ripe and slightly meaty aromas of dark plums berries and restrained vanilla oak Smooth elegant and fine-grained its made in the older Australian Burgundy style with a soft generous palate of genuine depth and richness underpinned by fine creamy tannins
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2008
Jeremy’s score NR / 100A typically savoury complex and elegant Hewitson wine whose meaty spicy aromas of berryplum fruit overlie nuances of earthiness and older oak Its long smooth and evenly ripened offering a pleasing length of deliciously dark berry fruits underpinned by a pliant spine of fine powdery tannins
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2009
Jeremy’s score NR / 100Wild and briary slightly cooked and meaty with a floral perfume of plums and blackberries already revealing leathery bony nuances Its forward and generous with a slightly raisined expression of dark berries and plums but underneath theres a fine drying spine that supports a sound length of fruit sweetness and dark chocolate oak Finishing savoury it should emerge over next the few years with more richness and texture
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2010
Jeremy’s score NR / 100A charmingly fruit-driven soft and early-drinking red whose spicy slightly meaty bouquet of blueberries blackberries dark plums and bramble reveals a sweet floral perfume Smooth juicy and sweetly fruited with a supple backbone of dusty tannins its modestly oaked and finishes with length freshness and a soft focused acidity
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2011
Jeremy’s score NR / 100A fine polished and leaner red whose earthy evolving bouquet of bright red and black berries and plums is backed by meaty leathery complexity and lifted by a lightly spicy floral perfume Long and fine-grained with a succulent presence of juicy flavour underpinned by pliant dusty tannins and a hint of mineral it finishes with fresh acids and appealing focus
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2012
Jeremy’s score NR / 100A soft deeply flavoured and delightfully elegant Australian burgundy style of yesteryear this fresh and finely balanced blend has a faintly meaty smoky and floral bouquet of ripe plums small black and red berries and vanilla oak backed by nuances of black pepper Its supple and juicy with a smooth very gluggable and velvet-like texture and a delightful length of spicy dark berry cherry and plum-like fruit that finishes with spicy licorice-like notes
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Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2013
Jeremy’s score 93/100 -
Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Blend) 2014
Jeremy’s score NR / 100Spicy floral notes of dried herbs Pu-Er tea and sweet red berries plums and blueberries reveal a faint mintiness Its medium to full-bodied with round juicy expression of jujube-like blackberry blueberry and blackcurrant flavour that extends with length and lusciousness over a fine extract towards a lingering fennel-like finish of soft acidity
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