Nick Stock 93 Points!
Nick Stock 93 Points!"Brooding Heathcote shiraz that opens with tarry savoury aromas, some stalky edges too " sweet oak spice creeps out, along with liquorice and black fruits. Decanting recommended. Plenty of that tarry liquorice and black fruit on the palate too, blood plum at the core, red fruits and pastry dough tannins to close."
Nick Stock, Good Wine Guide 2011
"Climat,
(French noun) meaning,'a vineyard name or named vineyard' or 'catastrophic climate conditions'
In '09 Fosters quest to find some of the best growing areas in Heathcote led him to a new spot in the Mt Camel Ranges- 45 km north of the Heathcote township. He found great potential at Greenstone " planted out with several different Shiraz clones of which he chose BVRC 12 and PT 10 to work with. The vineyard is densely planted with 4545 vines per hectare; ancient pre-Cambrian soil 550 million years old is mixed with copper infused Greenstone rocks. It is also the only vineyard in Heathcote planted North to South. All grapes were handpicked < 1.5kg per vine.
The 7 days of 40+degrees in February 09 shaped the vintage dramatically. The resulting wine is intensely focused, black with bright purple hue, a riot of perfume and spice with ripe raspberries and cherries, black pepper, Asian spiced aromatics with savory smoked meat complexity all wrapped around sexy French oak. Finely textured, medium bodied palate with super long length, clean refreshing acidity finishing with fine velvet like savory tannins."
Syrahmi Wines
Country:
Australia
Region:
VIC- Heathcote
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
