Silver Medal
90 Points
Heathcote Estate Block F Shiraz 2019
Heathcote,
Australia
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About this Wine
country
Australia
region
Heathcote
variety
Shiraz/Syrah
Style
Red (Full Bodied)
vintage
2019
closure
Screwcap
Alcohol vol.
13
volume
750
Brands
Heathcote Estate
Tasting Notes
Aroma
Fragrant and complex perfume with spice, red and dark fruits and hints of gun-flint characters.
Maturation
11 months. 30% French oak puncheons. 70% new
Palate
The palate is characteristically poised and detailed, displaying exceptional concentration and purity. Loaded with fruit texture, woven into a seamlessly long finish.
Vinification
The grapes were hand picked. The wine is made up of two batches — batch 1 was fermented in traditional stainless steel open fermenters with 100% whole bunches. Batch 2 was fermented in French oak cuves with 50% whole bunches. Batch 1 makes up 60% of the blend (5 barrels) and batch 2 makes up 40% (4 barrels). The wines were then pressed and transferred into 100% French oak puncheons for malolactic fermentation. Racked twice during maturation, bottled February 2020.
Cellaring Potential
The wine will age beautifully over the next 10–15 years.
Vintage Notes
A dry winter led into an early spring with good rainfall over the period up until the new year. January and February were hot and dry and warmer than average. The vintage was fast paced with an extended hot spell during late February and March accelerating ripening. Those who were out early (like us) got the best results. Reds, including shiraz, performed will with the overall quality very good, all dependent on ensuring we got our picking times right - capturing the fruit at the right moment. A true vigeron's vintage.
Reviews
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James Halliday's Top 100 Wines of 2021
The critical decision by winemaker Tom Carson was to pick early from the low-yielding, warm north-west facing block. The result is a long, medium-bodied wine that has hallmark Heathcote richness of supple dark fruits married with the vibrant freshness ex the 13% alcohol. Points: 97/100
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James Halliday
Hand picked, made in 2 batches. The 1st batch (40% of blend) was fermented in stainless-steel open fermenters with 100% whole bunches, the 2nd (60%) fermented in French oak cuves with 20% whole bunches. Pressed and transferred into 500L French oak puncheons for mlf. Block F brings potency and a deeper concentration of flavour than the standard release. Heathcote’s beauty is amplified; its florals, luscious plums and dark berries so fragrant. Well structured with taut tannins, judicious oak on show and plenty of time to kill. This will age very well. Jeni Port Points: 95/100
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Campbell Mattinson
The flavour and the tannin here are both convincing but I’m not sure that the acidity is; every time I looked at this wine the acidity seemed to dangle. Everything else is in high working order. Plum, anise and dried herb flavours are swept up in swish, cedarwood oak, and the wine’s charcuterie-like notes are woven intricately and well. The same too can be said of the tannin; it feels so fine-grained that if you dipped a needle in I suspect that it would play music. If the acidity settles and integrates then we’ll have a beautiful wine on our hands. Points: 91/100
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