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NOTES
David Hohnen is well-known in the wine industry for his development of both the Cape Mentelle and Cloudy Bay brands, and has forged a formidable reputation as a pioneer and innovator. His latest wine venture is in partnership with his brother-in-law Murray McHenry, his daughter Freya and her partner, winemaker Ryan Walsh. They have planted a wide range of alternative varieties from southern France and Spain which are proving to be well suited to the area. In 2007, David Hohnen received the inaugural Len Evans award for Leadership.
TASTING NOTES
The red amigos are sourced separately from three of the McHenry Hohnen vineyards - Shiraz from Rocky Road, Grenache from McLeod Creek and Mataro from McHenry's. Rocky Road and McLeod Creek lie in the southern subregion of Margaret River near Witchcliffe McHenry's sits comfortably on the unofficial border between north and south, overlooking the Margaret River. The three sites share similar soils, being tough laterite gravels derived from granite. These free draining, moderately fertile soils restrain the growth habit of these normally vigorous varieties and promote concentration of flavour in small crops of fully ripe grapes.
Red berries flavours from the Mataro, floral lift from the Grenache, and tobacco undertones from the Shiraz: a generous red blend. Sweet fruit on the palate marries into a wine that shows roundness and balance from three of our four vineyards. The 3 Amigos is defined by earthen characters wrapped around a lingering rustic tannin core. Gritty, yet moreish it's the ploughman wine for the businessman lunch.
REVIEWS
You could never mistake this for a Barossa Valley blend of the same varieties; it is lighter-bodied, but has a sharper focus to the delicious red fruits, and more length. Screwcap.14% alc. Rating 93, James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2009
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