Hughes & Hughes Riesling 2023

Brothers Matthew and Jonathan Hughes have established Mewstone Vineyard on the banks of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in the tiny hamlet of Flowerpot. We create expressive single site wines with a minimum of intervention in the winery. The vineyard is a former cherry orchard and with some new plantings this year will expand to a final size of 3.5 hectares. The original planting consists mostly of Pinot Noir with small plantings of Chardonnay, Syrah, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc.

Jonny is the winemaker in this family venture. He studied winemaking in New Zealand before working in Langhorne Creek (South Australia), Central Otago (NZ), Mornington Peninsula (Victoria), Barolo (Italy), the Hunter Valley (New South Wales) and Okanagan Valley (Canada). Heading home to Tasmania, Jonny worked in various roles within the local wine industry, before settling in as the Assistant Winemaker at Moorilla in Hobart for seven years.

With Mewstone vineyard established, we have added a second range. A venture that focuses more on the winemaking. Sourcing quality grapes from other local vineyards, our Hughes&Hughes range allows Jonathan to be more daring with his winemaking endeavours and bring together techniques that he has encountered from his world travels. Producing in small batches means he can put a whole lot of love into these unique creations.

Fruit from vineyards in the Derwent and Coal River Valleys and the North West, picked at approximately 12 baume. Skin ferment makes up 10% of the blend with the remainder soaked on skins for 12 to 24 hours and slowly fermented in stainless with natural yeast. Stopped when sugars and acids found balance and matured on lees. Bottled unfined and filtered.

Highly aromatic with floral, citrus peel and hints of green herbs. Fully textured with a little grip and crisp acid, sweet flavours of ripe citrus and green apples provide balance.