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Heirloom VineyardsMcLaren Vale Barossa Shiraz 2021
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Colour
Black, purple and dangerous.
Aroma
Black and blood plums picked at dawn a day before ripening; spices and nutmeg and mace; bay leaf, soy, olives, rose petals and frangipani; slivers of dark chocolate and spoonfuls of Summer Pudding. An A to Z of Barossa Valley shiraz aromatics, with the timber work well and truly in the background.
Palate
Savoury and textural. Hidden depths of dark fruits at fathoms immeasurable. Concentrated blackberry and reduced plum. Balance! The hint of acid and alcohol drive checked by the embrace of that deep-delved fruit richness. More balance, with minions of covert tannins barely seen and hardly heard, but there.
Overall
Game. Spicy Chinese Quail. Sausage and horseradish. A black bean stew with a pork spare rib. Anything with too much pepper, or a hint of chilli. Whilst this is a gentlemanly Barossan red, it still knows where it is from.
Black, purple and dangerous.
Aroma
Black and blood plums picked at dawn a day before ripening; spices and nutmeg and mace; bay leaf, soy, olives, rose petals and frangipani; slivers of dark chocolate and spoonfuls of Summer Pudding. An A to Z of Barossa Valley shiraz aromatics, with the timber work well and truly in the background.
Palate
Savoury and textural. Hidden depths of dark fruits at fathoms immeasurable. Concentrated blackberry and reduced plum. Balance! The hint of acid and alcohol drive checked by the embrace of that deep-delved fruit richness. More balance, with minions of covert tannins barely seen and hardly heard, but there.
Overall
Game. Spicy Chinese Quail. Sausage and horseradish. A black bean stew with a pork spare rib. Anything with too much pepper, or a hint of chilli. Whilst this is a gentlemanly Barossan red, it still knows where it is from.
Colour
Black, purple and dangerous.
Aroma
Black and blood plums picked at dawn a day before ripening; spices and nutmeg and mace; bay leaf, soy, olives, rose petals and frangipani; slivers of dark chocolate and spoonfuls of Summer Pudding. An A to Z of Barossa Valley shiraz aromatics, with the timber work well and truly in the background.
Palate
Savoury and textural. Hidden depths of dark fruits at fathoms immeasurable. Concentrated blackberry and reduced plum. Balance! The hint of acid and alcohol drive checked by the embrace of that deep-delved fruit richness. More balance, with minions of covert tannins barely seen and hardly heard, but there.
Overall
Game. Spicy Chinese Quail. Sausage and horseradish. A black bean stew with a pork spare rib. Anything with too much pepper, or a hint of chilli. Whilst this is a gentlemanly Barossan red, it still knows where it is from.
Black, purple and dangerous.
Aroma
Black and blood plums picked at dawn a day before ripening; spices and nutmeg and mace; bay leaf, soy, olives, rose petals and frangipani; slivers of dark chocolate and spoonfuls of Summer Pudding. An A to Z of Barossa Valley shiraz aromatics, with the timber work well and truly in the background.
Palate
Savoury and textural. Hidden depths of dark fruits at fathoms immeasurable. Concentrated blackberry and reduced plum. Balance! The hint of acid and alcohol drive checked by the embrace of that deep-delved fruit richness. More balance, with minions of covert tannins barely seen and hardly heard, but there.
Overall
Game. Spicy Chinese Quail. Sausage and horseradish. A black bean stew with a pork spare rib. Anything with too much pepper, or a hint of chilli. Whilst this is a gentlemanly Barossan red, it still knows where it is from.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750ML
- RegionMcLaren Vale
- Current Vintage2021
- Standard Drinks8.6
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NameHeirloom Vineyards
- Wine MakerElena Brooks & Alexandra Haselich
- Food MatchBeef
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
China Wine & Spirits Awards 2022 – Double Gold Medal Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards 2023 – Gold Medal Wine Orbit, Sam Kim – 94 Points, 5 Stars 2022 Sommelier Challenge IWSC San Diego – Gold 92pts 2023 AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge - Gol
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Huon Hooke
Prolific Australian wine reviewer for Fairfax Media and The Real Review
Vintage 2021
91 points points The Real Review
Opaque core into a deeply staining purple rim. Mulberry, vanilla oil and sawdust aromas. Black fruits fill the palate, layered underneath the weighty concentration are graphite and wood shaving notes. Tannins are quite gravelly and drying and pinch the finish slightly. Time should see it unwind its current tension.
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