Heathcote is a region renowned for its big, bulbous Shiraz. It can punch you in the face and warm your heart in the winter. And there’s nothing better than a glass of Heathcote Shiraz curled up in front of the fire on a chilly winter’s day.
We always want to make a classic Heathcote Shiraz. One that is refined and delicate, yet smooth and oaky. One that has a lingering finish and complex character. Here is our Matilda Reserve Shiraz.
Made from plump berries sourced from two unique vineyards in Kimbolton and Colbinabbin, our 2020 Matilda Reserve Shiraz is one of our boldest Reserves yet.
Harvested by hand between 2 and 14 March 2020, the juice was fermented over 3 weeks in an open fermenter with twice daily punch downs. Following a second racking in late 2020, the wine was transferred to old French and one- and two-year-old American barriques for 24 months, enhancing the vanilla-coconut characteristics.
The wine was bottled on 18 May 2022. Some sediment remains in bottle as the wine was not fined or filtered.
Bottled with natural cork and meticulously hand labelled, this full-flavoured, fruit driven Shiraz has a spicy, white pepper lingering finish.
Region: Heathcote
Sub-region: Kimbolton
Vineyard: Coliban Glen and Mt Burrumboot Estate
Planted: late 1990s
Harvested: By hand between 2 and 14 March 2020
Baumé: 14.2, 14.3
PH: 3.48, 3.66
Yeast: EC1118
Fermented: 2000L open
Aged: In oak, 40% old French and 60% one- and two-year-old American, 24 months.
Bottled: 18 May 2024.
Bottles: 1,440.
Palate: Black cherry, juicy plum. Deep mulberry with a savoury, white pepper finish. Smooth with soft tannins.
Drinking best: 2024-2035.
P • P • P • Classification: Place.
