Heathcote II, Heathcote,
Victoria, Australia Shiraz 2004
Snuggling up in front of the fireplace to watch a movie, Linda prepared her delectable baked brie with toasted almonds, berry puree and honey (shown left), and I pulled a favorite profile big hearty Shiraz from the cellar. We love this style for tasty casual sipping.
I recall tasting this Heathcote II Shiraz at the wine desk with the segment buyer at Binny's and ended up buying their entire allocation. We're still being rewarded as we hold a few bottles yet and they're as good as ever, and even better than I recall from our last tasting.
Inky/purple color, full bodied, huge full beautiful aromas of fruit that permeate the
room upon opening, thick chewy mouthfeel, rich, structured, full
forward flavors of concentrated ripe blackberries, black
raspberries, chewy currant, with hints of anise, mocha, mineral and tones of graphite. The graphite was less pronounced than what I recall from the previous tasting allowing the fruits to predominate - more like initial tastings of this wine, and returning my rating back to 93 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=309580
http://www.heathcote2.com/
Snuggling up in front of the fireplace to watch a movie, Linda prepared her delectable baked brie with toasted almonds, berry puree and honey (shown left), and I pulled a favorite profile big hearty Shiraz from the cellar. We love this style for tasty casual sipping. I recall tasting this Heathcote II Shiraz at the wine desk with the segment buyer at Binny's and ended up buying their entire allocation. We're still being rewarded as we hold a few bottles yet and they're as good as ever, and even better than I recall from our last tasting.
Inky/purple color, full bodied, huge full beautiful aromas of fruit that permeate the
room upon opening, thick chewy mouthfeel, rich, structured, full
forward flavors of concentrated ripe blackberries, black
raspberries, chewy currant, with hints of anise, mocha, mineral and tones of graphite. The graphite was less pronounced than what I recall from the previous tasting allowing the fruits to predominate - more like initial tastings of this wine, and returning my rating back to 93 points. https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=309580
http://www.heathcote2.com/