Deliciously savoury, fruity and smoky, this is top shelf Australian Sangiovese. It’s bone dry with aromas of black liquorice and fennel introducing a palate that’s full of sweet cherries, pomegranate and bold tannins. It’s a red wine made for food and would partner especially well with barbecued lamb or pork fillet.
Tasting Note
AromaSpicy, maraschino cherries with a touch of smokiness on the nose.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeSangiovese
Grape Variety100% Sangiovese
Maturation100% Older Oak. The barrels were checked and topped each month.
Oaked0
PalateMouthfilling powdery tannin, well balanced with a sweet cherry finish.
VarietalV_SANGIOVESE
VinificationThe fruit was machine harvested into 2.5t steel bins, transported directly to the winery for immediate processing. Crushed to static fermenters it was pumped over twice a day for approximately 20mins each time. During which time the temperature and acid levels were monitored constantly and adjusted when necessary, after completing fermentation the wine was pressed to tank using an air bag press. It was racked off gross lees directly to barrel to finish malolactic fermentation and mature in mainly older used barriques.
RegionHeathcote - VIC
Region CodeDVICHEATHC
Region NotesHeathcote, Central Victoria
StateVIC
Subregion
WinemakerDon Lewis, Narelle King
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Lester Jesberg
4
0
2016/08/12
Winewise, 12 August 2016
There’s more than a hint of chianti in this stylish spicy red. The palate features intense, medium-weight fruit backed up by just-right dry tannins. It’s impressively Tuscan-like, but Heathcote through and through.
Campbell Mattinson
0
92
2016/06/30
The Wine Front, 1 July 2016
It pretty much nails it every year; again here. It’s warm and meaty but it’s delicious to drink and keeps you satisfied. More for winter and spring drinking than for summer, you could argue. Black and red cherry, cedarwood, dried spiced, leather. A run of tannin. You can rely on this.
Windsor Dobbin
0
0
2016/08/12
Windsors Choice Blogspot, 13 August 2016
The Tuscan grape sangiovese has moved from curiosity to mainstream over the past decade and is much loved by Australian drinkers keen for a savoury note to their red wines. This has earthy and herbal hints, dark fruit flavours and a stern tannin structure, opening up when given some air. The sweet black cherry fruit is aided and abetted by smoky oak that does not intrude. Very food friendly, this would work well in partnership with char-grilled lamb cutlets, or perhaps a veal schnitzel. Good work from veteran former Mitchelton winemaker Don Lewis and winemaking colleague Narelle King.
Gold Medal
5
0
2016/08/09
Saint Martin Heathcote Wine Show 2015
Windsor Dobbin
0
0
2016/08/12
Windsors Choice Blogspot, 13 August 2016
The Tuscan grape sangiovese has moved from curiosity to mainstream over the past decade and is much loved by Australian drinkers keen for a savoury note to their red wines. This has earthy and herbal hints, dark fruit flavours and a stern tannin structure, opening up when given some air. The sweet black cherry fruit is aided and abetted by smoky oak that does not intrude. Very food friendly, this would work well in partnership with char-grilled lamb cutlets, or perhaps a veal schnitzel. Good work from veteran former Mitchelton winemaker Don Lewis and winemaking colleague Narelle King.
Gold Medal
5
0
2016/08/09
Saint Martin Heathcote Wine Show 2015
Tony Keys
0
94
2016/09/15
The Key Report, 15 September 2016
This has the classic butcher shop nose, and is in turn dry, savoury, tart and rich as it traverses the palate to finish satisfying the drinker’s senses.
James Halliday
0
93
2017/08/02
Halliday Wine Companion 2018, 2 August 2017
It's quite a hefty style, in a varietal context, but with the heft comes seduction. Sweet spice, ripe plum, a run of red cherry and a lacing of cedar wood. It smells enticing and engages you on the palate. It's hard to go wrong here. Screwcap. 14.5% alc. Drink to 2021. (Campbell Mattinson).
Jeremy Oliver
0
91
2016/09/25
jeremyoliver.com, 6 September 2016
A pristine, charmingly fresh and varietal sangiovese whose floral perfume of red cherries and licorice reveals notes of dark flowers, dark cherries and a suggestion of oak. It’s medium bodied, smooth and gentle, with a complete length of delightfully ripened small cherry, berry and dark plum-like fruit underpinned by a pliant but drying spine of fine-grained tannins. It finishes pleasingly long and lively, with a lingering core of fruit and a refreshing acidity. Drink 2017 - 2020+.
Max Crus
0
0
2016/07/29
Wine Expectations, Daily Examiner, 29 July 2016
Well, tar and rose me if this is the punishment. Fatter, fuller and more flavoursome than your average Spanish red.
