2013 Dominique Portet Heathcote Shiraz
Yarra Valley, VIC
Stylish and poised Shiraz from a 10th generation winemaker.
$48.00
Out of Stock
About The Wine
Ben Portet takes Heathcote Shiraz into excellent territory here from the 2013 vintage.
This is an elegant and restrained wine of considerable finesse. The European heritage of the Portet family seeping into every pore of this wine where spice and fine tannin is met with perfectly ripe fruit from a warmer climate.
This is one of the top tier wines in the Portet portfolio. It received 95 points from James Halliday and 93 points from Campbell Mattinson who both point to the 'elegance' and 'finesse' of this gorgeous wine.
If those are terms you value in your Shiraz, you will find a lot of joy with this release.
About Dominique Portet
Dominique Portet, quite simply, is international winemaking royalty. From a winemaking family that stretches back 10 generations in Bordeaux, his father Andre Portet was régisseur (vineyard and winery manager) of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild in Pauillac.
He is one of the original “Flying Winemakers”, having scoured the world in search of new and interesting exploits in wine which eventually lead him to the Yarra Valley.
Here Portet found “... wines with a fragrance and structure reminiscent of the wines of Bordeaux. The Yarra has a charm and a beauty that engulfs you, and its wines are worldly” and chose this as his home away from home.
Yarra Valley, VIC
From The Producer
Blend : Shiraz (100%)
Closure : Cork
Drink Until : 2023
Bottle Size : 750ml
Critic Reviews
"The sophisticated bunch/berry sorting system installed at the winery means all stems, leaves and under and overripe berries are excluded, giving the wine a flying start as it is fermented in stainless steel for 25 days before 15 months maturation in French oak (25% new). The winemaking has resulted in an elegant, supple and cool wine, with a silky mouthfeel and marvellous length." - James Halliday (Australian Wine Companion)
"This is the way to serve Heathcote shiraz. Ripe and fruit-filled but threaded with cool herbs and cracks of pepper spice. Earthen even, a little. As much a water colour as an oil painting. Refreshing. And yet not wanting for flavour. Finesse is the word I’m looking for. It has it in spades." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)
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