2022 CASK 66 Shiraz
The Hewitson winery is located in the heart of Barossa Valley at 66 Seppeltsfield Road. I thought it appropriate to incorporate our address into naming this special release. The Barossa Valley is famous for Shiraz for one very good reason… it grows beautifully here to produces excellent wine year-in yearout with very few exceptions. From the many small parcels of fruit we take in from our growers’ and our own vineyards there is always a stand-out. After fermentation the new wine is carefully matured in specially selected French oak casks in our cellars. A final barrel selection is made and blended before bottling.
The Hewitson winery is located in the heart of Barossa Valley at 66 Seppeltsfield Road. I thought it appropriate to incorporate our address into naming this special release. The Barossa Valley is famous for Shiraz for one very good reason… it grows beautifully here to produces excellent wine year-in yearout with very few exceptions. From the many small parcels of fruit we take in from our growers’ and our own vineyards there is always a stand-out. After fermentation the new wine is carefully matured in specially selected French oak casks in our cellars. A final barrel selection is made and blended before bottling.
The Hewitson winery is located in the heart of Barossa Valley at 66 Seppeltsfield Road. I thought it appropriate to incorporate our address into naming this special release. The Barossa Valley is famous for Shiraz for one very good reason… it grows beautifully here to produces excellent wine year-in yearout with very few exceptions. From the many small parcels of fruit we take in from our growers’ and our own vineyards there is always a stand-out. After fermentation the new wine is carefully matured in specially selected French oak casks in our cellars. A final barrel selection is made and blended before bottling.
Reviews
"A compelling rendition, exhibiting blackberry, charcuterie, olive, star anise, cedar and dark cocoa characters on the nose. The powerfully expressed palate is both graceful and sturdy, combined with refined texture and beautifully woven tannins, leading to an impressively long, seamless finish. Totally captivating and seductive. At its best: 2028 to 2047. 99 Points." - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"The reference to ‘66’ in the name here is a nod to the address of the winery, 66 Seppeltsfield Road. Every year, there is a small batch of Shiraz from one of their vineyards which really steps up and astounds. It becomes this wine. The colour here is a deep, dark, near black/purple. The nose just screams all class, and there are notes of chocolate, aniseed, smoked meats, blackcurrants, spices, violets, plums and a little Christmas cake. The texture is seductive, supple and very much part of an impressively constructed wine while the oak is handled superbly. There is great length through to silky tannins, bright acidity and near perfect balance. A stunner which will drink beautifully for the next fifteen to twenty years. 97 Points." - Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
"This is the result of sourcing fruit from Hewitson vineyard and other growers and then performing a barrel cull to get to this final blend. It’s such an elegant and stylish expression of the Barossa, that in many ways is atypical. Yet there is the deep concentrated intensity and richness, but it’s presented and displayed with a finely poised elegance. The palate length is a feature as it bounces along to an extraordinarily long finish. 96 Points." - Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot