2021 Wild Duck Creek Yellow Hammer Hill Shiraz Malbec

93 pts
The perfect wine to acquaint yourself with the bold and beautiful reds of Heathcote's Wild Duck Creek Estate.
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The perfect entry-point into the iconic wines of Heathcote's Wild Duck Creek, the Hammer Hill was originally an exclusive wine for restaurants to have the signature richness and warmth of the WDC house style on their wine lists at a more approachable price point. Thankfully now, you can buy it for your own dinner table!

The grapes for Yellow Hammer Hill are hand-picked from the same vineyards each year, fully de-stemmed, hand-plunged, and basket-pressed. The wine matures for up to 23 months in a mix of older French and American barrels of varying sizes.

This vintage showcases dark fruit compote, earth, and signature spice, with Shiraz bringing plums and mocha, Malbec adding mulberries and herbal notes, and Cabernet Sauvignon contributing fine tannins to the structure.

With its fabulous intensity and bright, savoury finish, the Yellow Hammer Hill offers great value and drinkability. Heart-warming stuff from the Heathcote heartland.

93+ points
"The wine is supple and fresh, with layers of mulberry, raspberry, licorice, star anise and dark chocolate... Overall, this is a balanced wine that speaks equally of savory tannin and fresh fruit. A pleasure!"
- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

93 points
"It’s such a fun wine to drink, all slurpy and loose knit, lucid in red and black berry fruitiness, ripe, round, smooth, supple, a jelly meets currants meets jube thing going on... You can see the pedigree and balance as an observer. Neck oil."
- Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

93+ points - "The 2021 season in Heathcote was cool and long, and the grapes were picked when the fruit was ready, without fear or risk of impending viticultural challenges due to weather. The wine is supple and fresh, with layers of mulberry, raspberry, licorice, star anise and dark chocolate. Through the finish, there is a copper/iodine/blood character (thanks perhaps to the Cambrian soil in the north) that weaves through the tannins. Overall, this is a balanced wine that speaks equally of savory tannin and fresh fruit. A pleasure!" - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

93 points - "It’s such a fun wine to drink, all slurpy and loose knit, lucid in red and black berry fruitiness, ripe, round, smooth, supple, a jelly meets currants meets jube thing going on. Elements of herb and spice, some sweetness for sure but a sappy bitterness in tannin is pleasingly there and a light dusting of clove-cinnamon spice keeps some other elements in play. Heady, overt, party time gear for big red lovers, but done well. For me, probably a bit much to get a few glasses down in its lush style, but you can see the pedigree and balance as an observer. Neck oil." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

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    Paula W.
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    1 year ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great steak wine

    Really enjoyable wine would order again

A wine made for pure enjoyment. This blend of grape varieties makes a wonderful all-round wine fit for almost any occasion.

Originally a Shiraz / Malbec blend, we added Cabernet Sauvignon to this wine to give greater textural diversity. The grapes are sourced from the same vineyards every year, fully and gently de-stemmed, hand plunged and basket pressed. The wine is then matured for up to 23 months in older French and American oak barriques, hogsheads, and large format vats, as well as some concrete vats for added complexity. Yellow Hammer Hill is a wonderful all round red wine to be enjoyed with almost any occasion.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Variety Style ["Shiraz Blends"]
Country Australia
Region Heathcote
Australian State VIC
Reviewed By The Wine Advocate
The Wine Front
Critic Score 93
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
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