2017 Heathcote Estate Shiraz

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Ned Goodwin - Halliday's Wine Companion

Crafted from an assortment of clones across five separate plots, divvied into select parcels to create, in all, nine batches of pre-blended wine. Fermented in open and closed fermenters with a dash of whole-cluster fruit, before transfer to a variety of French wood for a year of maturation. The result is a lustrous shiraz. Magenta. Dark berry fruit aromas flecked with mint and bitter chocolate, segue to a rich mid-palate of licorice strap, varnished leather and chewy tannins doused in coffee grind, servicing an emphatic finish. This needs time. Far fresher than past years.

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James Suckling

A very assertive, dark-plum and blackberry style with espresso-laced fruit on the nose and a sturdy frame of tannin, carrying flavors long and juicy. Ripe, dark fruit, plenty of spice and roasted coffee here. Drink or hold. Screw cap.