Heathcote, VIC

Shiraz

13.5%

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Grape variety
Shiraz

Soil
Red soil from the Cambrian Period

Harvest
The crop is manually harvested at maturity, avoiding over-maturation.

Vinification
The grapes are 100% destemmed. Fermentation takes place in concrete
tanks. Vat times are long (from 4 to 6 weeks) and a gentle extraction is performed by pumping-over. It aims at obtaining fine and delicate tannins.

Maturing
Ageing 100% in French oak barrels with low proportion of new oaks (10-15%) for 14 months.

Tasting

Colour: deep ruby colour
Nose: red currant, leather, red crushed berries with a hint of toffee, incense and curry.
Palate: this is a powerful and generous wine expressing itself with delicacy thanks to a very delicate tannic structure.
Intense flavors of ripe fruits and spices combined to a fine acidity , a hyphen between richness and strength reflecting perfectly the terroir of Heathcote.

- M. Chapoutier