HISTORY

Where it all began...

1853 was a great year, bringing us Vincent Van Gogh, potato chips, aspirin, Levi Strauss, Balfours, and the release of South Australia’s own currency– the Adelaide Pound.

Hewitson continues to release treasures from 1853 even today. An annual highlight is selecting the best barrels from both the Old Garden and Monopole Vineyards, wines made with exclusively 1853 provenance, to create the BARREL 1853 Shiraz Mourvèdre blend.

It is absolutely irreplaceable.

1770- Captain Cook ‘discovers’ Australia

1788- Australia Settled

1832- Busby Collection leaves Europe

1833- Busby Collection growing in Sydney Botanic Gardens

1836- South Australia Settled

1844- Section 2702 in the Hundred of the Barossa at Rowland Flat purchased by Koch

1853- Old Garden Mourvèdre planted on Section 2702

1863- Phylloxera first noted in France

1873- Phylloxera Grafting begins in France

1873- Phylloxera found in California and is widespread around the world

1877- Phylloxera found in Australia (Never reaches South Australia)

1997- Baby Bush Mourvèdre struck from Old Garden “Mother Vines”

1998- First Hewitson vintage of Old Garden Mourvèdre

The wider history of Mourvèdre can be read here:

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/learn/grape-varieties/red/mourvedre