Mewstone White Wines

Jonny Hughes: Young Winemaker Award, James Halliday Companion 2020

Mewstone Wines is a venture between Jonny Hughes (ex Moorilla) and his brother Matt. The vineyard comprises 3ha at Flowerpot in Tasmania's D'Entrecasteaux Channel. It is named after the island of Mewstone, a small, rugged outcrop off Tasmania's south coast, not far from the Maatsuyker group. Hughes & Hughes is the drink now, sometimes 'experimental' range.

2024 Hughes & Hughes Riesling: Honeysuckle on the nose with sweet citrus fruits. Off dry to dry with a delicious sensation of silky ripeness. The acid is just there for refreshment, the bright fruit dominates all. Barrel ferment.

2022 Mewstone Chardonnay: A tighter, leaner beast than the 2021 Chardonnay, this incarnation has edge, vivacity and fruit intensity. Fifty percent new oak enhances the white lily perfume and gives texture. Despite Hughes describing the wine as a more 'constrained' expression of chardonnay, the flavours are incredibly long and lip-smacking. Brilliance would be 4-5 years in the cellar.