Winery HewitsonBlock 88 GSM

Red wine of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud of Australia

3.3

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Block 88 GSM of Winery Hewitson is a red wine from the region of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Block 88 GSM from the Winery Hewitson

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Block 88 GSM of Winery Hewitson in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

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Food and wine pairings with Block 88 GSM

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Pasta

The Block 88 GSM of Winery Hewitson matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tournedos rossini, multicoloured butterfly pasta or merguez with lentils.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hewitson's Block 88 GSM.

Winery

Winery Hewitson

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Block 88 GSM - 2011

In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines

Average rating: 3.1

The best vintages of Block 88 GSM from Winery Hewitson are 2011

Informations about the Winery Hewitson

The winery offers 56 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 50 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Hewitson is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 60000 of of Australia wines

In the top 4000 of of Barossa Valley wines

In the top 550000 of red wines

In the top 1500000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of Australie du Sud

South Australia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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