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Above:
Heathcote Regional Map |
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"HEATHCOTE is the birthplace
of some of Australia's best Shiraz"
(James Halliday,
Winelines) |
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| Located 90 minutes north of Melbourne,
this historic town in the heart of Victoria is famous
for its full-bodied yet smooth Shiraz wines; uniquely
deep in colour and flavour.
The secret is the 510 million year
old Cambrian earth, found along an ancient land fault
running through Heathcote. This deep red earth brings
a character to the landscape and wine unlike anywhere
in the world.
Sanguine Estate can be found along
this fault line.
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James Halliday
"The Heathcote sub-region
of Bendigo,…is generally recognized as one of Australia's
finest for shiraz" … " These are wines
with awesome depth of flavour, richness and ripeness,
a vinous brocaded tapestry. Typically 13.5 per cent to
14 per cent alcohol, they are extremely long-lived."
(www.jameshalliday.com.au) |
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Max
Allen
"… some observers
tip Heathcote as the very best place in Australia for
full-blooded red wine (an opinion I share: as I've written
previously, if I ever gave in to the urge to make wine
myself, Heathcote's where I'd go)."
Australian Magazine April 27-28
2002 The new red center
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Like some wondrous child prodigy, Heathcote is a viticultural paradox: a district where young vines that would be considered 'immature' elsewhere, consistently produce stunning symphonies of flavour…. Perhaps no other wine region in the world has established itself so dramatically in such a short time.
(http://www.nicks.com.au/Index.aspx?link_id=76.1334)
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Articles on the Region:
Max
Allen, The Australian Magazine The new red center April
27-28 2002
Max
Allen, The Wine Magazine Heathcote April/May 1999 |
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