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2020 Hewitson, Baby Bush Mourvèdre, Barossa Valley, Australia

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Mourvèdre
Ready - youthful
Jancis Robinson MW
15.5+/20
Erin Larkin
90/100
James Suckling
92/100
Product: 20201368716
2020 Hewitson, Baby Bush Mourvèdre, Barossa Valley, Australia
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2020
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Mourvèdre
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Hewitson

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 15.5+/20
Deep crimson. Very sweet and spicy. It's a little gamey and with lots of tannins. Not quite beautifully balanced.Drink 2025 - 2029jancis_robinson_mw MW, JancisRobinson.com (September 2023)
Drink 2025 - 2029
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Sep 2023)
Erin Larkin 90/100
This 2020 Baby Bush Mourvedre certainly hits the Mataro nail on the head: it's earthy, tannic, plush and layered with purple fruits. It's actually only medium-bodied rather than the oft expressed full-bodied iterations—a good gateway Mataro for the uninitiated. Drink 2022 - 2029Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate (July 2022)
Drink 2025 - 2029
Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com (Jul 2022)
James Suckling 92/100
Shows trademark savory characters, such as coal dust, as well as violets, blueberries and wet stones. The palate is also savory, with a rich thread of concentrated blue fruit. Sanguine finish.Drink or hold. Screw cap. james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (November 2021)
Drink 2025 - 2029
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Nov 2021)

About this wine

Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre, aka Monastrell in Spain, is a common blending partner of Syrah and Grenache (aka Garnacha in Spain). In Australia and California it can also appear under the name Mataro. Mourvèdre's bastion in France is Bandol, where it reigns supreme in the red blends and yielding a savoury, gamey, herby wine. It also commonly features in Southern Rhône, Languedoc & Rousillon blends.  The grape needs a warm climate to ripen fully. Its stronghold in Spain are the appellations along the south-east Mediterranean(Murcia, Jumilla, Bullas), where it produces rosé, dry red and sweet fortified wines. Monastrell has played a significant part in Spain’s vinous heritage; it nurtures wines that are deep in colour and richly tannic, sometimes overbearing in their intensity and concentration
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