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  • Country ranking ?

    294
  • Producer ranking ?

    8
  • Decanting time

    2H
  • When to drink

    Now-2020
  • Food Pairing

    Crispy Glazed Pork Belly with Aromatic Lentils

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The Story

The grapes to this wine derive from old vines dating back to the late 1800s. Hewitson team uses traditional vineyard and winemaking practices in their work. The name of the wine is a nickname of Dean's daughter Harriet Hewitson.

Blend: A classic Southern Rhône blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedré.

Winemakerr's note: Bright garnet colour with a medium purple hue. The aroma shows cherries, strawberries, spice and Provencale herbs. The palate is wonderfully fresh and with juicy forest fruits, dried herbs and a creamy complexity derived from its maturation on yeast lees in old French oak barrels. The concentrated fruits, fine tannin and perfectly integrated acid complete the wine.

 

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Wine Information

2012 vintage Miss Harry is sourced from traditionally grown vineyards dating back to the late 1800s in the Barossa Valley. The 2012 vintage is a blend of Grenache (61%), Shiraz (20%), Mourvèdre (15%), Carignan (2%) and Cinsault (2%).

All of these varieties are historically grown in the southern Rhone Valley of France near the Mediterranean, and are normally blended together to make the local wine. These varieties have a natural affinity for the Barossa Valley. The old deep-rooted Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre perfectly accompany the later-ripening and lower-alcohol Carignan and Cinsault and that add a small yet important part to the blend.

The 2012 vintage superb with the new cuvees showing dried herb scents and fragrance with terrific forest berry fruits. These wines was matured in seasoned French barriques for twelve months without racking. During this period the barrels experienced our innovative batonnage, where we mix the fermentation lees with the new wine by rotating our barrels on little wheels built into the racks. These methods serve to intensify flavour and complexity and offer us complete control over this process, maximizing quality.
 

Tasting Notes

The 2012 Miss Harry continues the success of this beautifully structured, fruit-concentrated red wine that absolutely delivers with integrity, intrigue, class and complexity in a very approachable style.

The colour of 2011 Miss Harry is bright red with a deep purple hue. The aroma is of black berry and red and black forest berries, pepper, spice, garrigue, dried lavender and herbs with layers of creamy complexity offered by the extended barrel maturation on lees.

The palate is wonderfully full, showing ripe black berries, strawberries and plums, and has a concentrated core of fruit essence with a racy acidity that gives the wine incredible vivacity. The finish is long, continuous and fresh. 2012 Miss Harry is quite an exceptional wine and is absolutely world-class.

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Vintage 2012

Lower-than-average yields in Australia, as across much of Europe. This was blamed on high winds, drought and low fruitfulness resulting from the poor 2011 vintage. Quality, however, was much better than in the exceptionally damp 2011, with South Australia avoiding some of the weather extremes experienced by other states. Strong varietal typicality is a commonly cited feature of the 2012 crop.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Ruby red

nose

Complex

recommend

Yes

taste

Warming, Medium tannin, Good texture, Medium-bodied, Firm and Sweet tannins

Verdict

Excellent and Wine for food

Information

Origin

South Australia, Barossa

Grapes

61% Grenache
20% Shiraz
2% Cinsault
15% Mourvèdre
2% Carginan

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Glass time

1H

Drinking temperature

17C
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