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Heathcote Shiraz 2002
Premium Shiraz grown in Victoria's Heathcote
wine district.
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Winestate Worlds Greatest
Shiraz Challenge
428 wines Tasted - 247 recommended
Judges Quote
“We may have scared off a few people with this grandiose title, thereby losing a few that may have entered our usual shiraz tasting. However, we still managed over 400 wines, which is nothing to sneeze at.
What is exciting about this tasting is the calibre of the entrants who did put their reputations on the line, and in particular our icon category which displays many of the world’s greatest shiraz wines in a head-to-head
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Review
Wonga Estate
Heathcote Shiraz 2004
4½ Stars
A very youthful nose that has an intense mix of spicy berry fruits and sweet oak with lovely spirity lift.
A very ripe and and tannic palate brimming over with sweet berry fruit richness. |
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Review - Heathcote Shiraz 2004 - Rated: 92 Points
www.winorama.com.au
I liked the 2003 version of this wine, so opened this with high expectations. A pleasing colour – a vibrant red with splashes of purple. The nose is full-on, with black fruits, spice, milk chocolate, vanilla and earth, cinnamon, and a bit of volatile acidity. It just smelled like a big wine, and the palate didn’t let the nose down at all. It is intensely fruited, almost painfully so, with buckets of plump red cherries and red plums, sweet and juicy, and quite a bit of vanillan oak too. The finish is on the sweeter side of things, and the length is excellent. Another outstanding effort, but I think it needs a couple of years to soften, so you should be patient, yes, you know you can do it. Review Winorama - Lincoln Scott, 2006
| Tasted : Oct06 |
Closure : Cork |
| Alcohol : 14.5% |
Drink : 2009 - 2014+ |
| Source : The Wine Room at Fridays |
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Review - Heathcote Shiraz 2003 - Rated: 90 Points
www.winorama.com.au
I have just had a look at this wine and I reckon it is worth some attention, and a note.
A lovely nose: old red leather, mixed spices, supple, blood plums, nice spicy oak (understated), a touch of caramel and a bit of acetone. The palate is very soft and mellow, medium bodied with silky tannins, red plums, black cherries and cassis. Balanced, with some vibrant acid on the finish. Doesn’t look like Heathcote to me; looks more like an older Barossa. Regardless, a very nice wine, and the 2004 is out soon, maybe even now, so if this is any indication it should be worth a look too
| Tasted : Oct06 |
Closure : Cork |
| Alcohol : 13.0% |
Drink : 2006 - 2010+ |
| Source : The Wine Room at Fridays |
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Review - Chardonnay 05 - Rated 91/100
www.winestar.com.au
The style of presentation is the first distinguishing feature from this Yarra Valley maker. The wine label appears handwritten in a nicely casual style. Greg Roberts is the winemaker ably supported by Serge Carlei. The Halliday annual notes the current production of 650 cases.
According to the winery website the chardonnay fruit is estate grown and is from low yielding (1.5 tonnes to the acre) non irrigated vines and matured in new and one year old French oak barriques for 12 months. The alcohol is 13% and the wine is bottled with the cork flour/synthetic hybrid Diam seal.
Medium straw colour. Stonefruit and melon chardonnay characters evident on the nose. The oak is indicated but not intrusive. The palate is medium weight with some buttery (malo?) notes. A lemony element comes in on the palate which also provide addtional character. The flavours build across the palate giving nice breadth before a good long finish. A very nicely structured cool climate Chardonnay that is nicely enjoyable now and will also support medium term cellaring. Review WineStar - Murray Almond, November, 2006
| Food Match: Grilled Fish |
Drink 2007-2010 |
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Rating 5 STARS James Halliday
Ten Best
New Wineries
Recently released, James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 2006 (Australia's best selling guide to Australian wines) reviewed Wonga Estate.
The winery rated 5 stars in the "Ten Best New Wineries"
in Australia.
James Halliday,
Australian Wine Companion
"Best Wineries of the Region"
"As I have already observed, I made four sequential attempts to come up with winery ratings. For obvious reasons, deciding on the 5-star wineries awards is difficult. On the other hand, I didn't want to altogether ignore prior 5-star winners, I wanted the ratings to reflect the wines tasted for this edition. Some of the inclusions will surprise. These ratings are for this year, not for life. For the record, only 8.5% of the wineries in this edition receive 5-stars".
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