I recently saw some of this come up at auction. With the knowledge that I could get more if I wanted some, I opened my last bottle. It’s a wine I was in love with when I first started at my current job some three and a bit years ago. It’s been interesting to re-visit some of the wines that captivated me a few years ago. In some cases, I’ve wondered what I was so taken by, others, I’ve thought damn, you were spot on. Regardless, it’s been fun. The palate and the brain are continually evolving thingoes, and watching them change is ever so entertaining.
Superb, inpenetrable black purple colour with black purple hue. Perfumed nose of blackberry, plum, violet and pepper. Full bodied palate delivering explosive, seamless flavours of freshly crushed blackberry & plum above a layer of spicy black pepper and liquorice. Astonishing length & persistence. Micro-fine velvet smooth tannins. Pristine balance. Exceptionally taut finish, with relentless, crisp & taut blackberry flavours. 3, 6.5, 9. 18.5/20 Cork. Drink after 2020. 15.5% Alc./Vol.
A perfect example of Heathcote Shiraz, amusingly sourced from nowhere near Heathcote.