Bress Gold Chook Heathcote Shiraz
With a cool lead-up to vintage, Adam Marks’ Heathcote shiraz gained flavour ripeness before stalk ripeness, so for the first time in ten years there are no stalks in the ferment. It seems the wine has its own memory, and carries a complex stalky note anyway. There’s quite a spectacle on show here: anise, sarsaparilla, dark berry fruits, rose hip, chocolate, pipesmoke and charcuterie. It’s beautifully textured and finely structured at every moment, lingering long and complex. $39 at Cracka.
By Tyson Stelzer
20 Jan 2013
Tyson Stelzer is a multi-award winning wine writer, television host and producer and international speaker. He was named The International Wine & Spirit Communicator of the Year, The Australian Wine Communicator of the Year and The International Champagne Writer of the Year. He is the author and publisher of seventeen wine books, contributor to many wine magazines, a frequent judge and chair at Australian wine shows and a presenter at wine events in 12 countries. TysonStelzer.com is your link to wine recommendations, book sales, tours and events.
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