2024 Saxonvale Mourvèdre

2024 Saxonvale Mourvedre

“A stunning example with fabulous depth. The energy, shape and flow set this wine apart. A true Hunter highlight!”
96pts Toni Paterson MW (The Wine Companion)

About

PROFILE

Similar to blues and jazz, Mourvedre’s signature is its ‘blue note’. More literal, of course, as it is a blueberry, satsuma plum character, overlayed with exotic spice that make this wine so compelling.

VINEYARD

Saxonvale Vineyard, planted in the 1960's
Broke, Fordwich

WINE MAKING

Mourvedre has very thick skins and so it takes a long time to ripen the tannins. When they are able to fully develop, the resultant wine is a kaleidoscope of aroma and flavour. We ferment the whole berries in a single, small open vat with wild yeast and only use pumpovers to incorporate air. After two weeks in contact with skins we press the grapes to 500L puncheons for maturation. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in small, open fermenters for maximum aromatic extraction.
The wine is matured in a combination of second and third use French oak barrels for nine months
prior to bottling.

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Broke Fordwich,
Hunter Valley

29 hectares on the Fordwich Sill's western slope. Established in the 1960's and home to the original Saxonvale winery.