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2005 Heartland Director's Cut Shiraz

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As with each vintage of ‘Footprint’, only the most outstanding Shiraz fruit from the best performing rows of the Penny’s Hill Vineyards was selected for this wine. Parcels were harvested over the course of several days from rows 81-87 on the northern side of the original Penny’s Hill Shiraz plantings.

2006 produced fruit of exceptional condition and winemaker Ben Riggs, considers this years Footprint the best yet.

Very deep almost opaque black crimson colour with black crimson hue. Perfumed varietal lift of violets, liquorice, spice and cedar with ripe blackberry end note. On the palate flavours of vanilla with layers of spice, black pepper and cedar. Excellent length and depth. Very long aftertaste of liquorice allsorts, vanilla and violet.

This wine has undergone several name changes. Originally known as 'Brand’s of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon', then 'Brand’s Laira Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon', now its latest reincarnation is ‘Blockers’. The Brands vineyard was originally established in 1893 by Captain Stentiford who planted Shiraz. It wasn’t until 1946 when Brand and his wife Nancy acquired the vineyard that Cabernet was planted. It turns out that in the 1950’s and ‘60’s, Coonawarra land holders who sold their fruit to larger wineries were known as 'Blockers'. In fact, before Eric Brand released his first wine in 1966 from the Laira vineyard, he too was a 'Blocker'.

A classic Coonawarra Cabernet. Awarded a Gold Medal at the 2008 London International Wine Challenge.

An impressive red. Very deep crimson brick red colour with brick red hue. Perfumed nose of cassis, violet, blackcurrant and cedar delivering a delightful sniff. On the palate, flavours of spice, blackcurrant and cassis followed by a hint of white pepper. Excellent length – fine tannins, with very long aftertaste.

- Last Stocks

2007 was a very good year in the Pipers River Region with early dry, warm conditions making for ideal fruit ripening. A number of classical Pinot Noir winemaking techniques have been employed in the production of this wine, including hand-sorting fruit, cold soaking, whole bunch inclusion, hand-plunging and wild fermentation.

...another impressive wine from Natalie Fryar

Medium body, crimson colour with crimson mauve hue. Top note of cherry followed by plum, spice and strawberry. Mouthfilling palate, with velvet tannins and a very good power wave. Very long cherry, spice and strawberry aftertaste with spiciness persisting.

Deep crimson colour with crimson mauve hue. Medium body. Excellent lifted nose with top note of cassis, followed by blackcurrant, spice and violets, with mulberry end note. The palate displays excellent length, with flavours of mulberry, spice, black pepper and cassis with hints of dark chocolate on the back palate. Fine grained tannins, excellent balance. Very long aftertaste of cassis, black pepper and spice.

The majority of fruit for this wine was sourced from vineyards located at the northern part of the McLaren Vale foothills which ripen later than other sub-regions. The resulting fruit is “cooler climate” in style delivering spicy aromatics and flavour profile. Very deep crimson colour with deep crimson hue. Perfumed nose of blackberry, spice and vanilla. The palate has good weight, with quite spicy black pepper back palate flavours. Fine grained tannins. Aftertaste of spice, black pepper, plum and stewed fruit.

Bright straw colour with green tinge and water like hue. Complex nose showing barrel ferment characteristics similar to the dry white wine of Chateau Guiraud G. Top note of yeast lees, confectionary and dry hay. Full bodied palate, creamy texture. Flavours of yeast lees, hay and confectionary. Excellent length and acidity. Aftertaste of dry hay, confectionary and lees.

Other reviews...
A beautifully crafted and balanced wine; literally takes off on the mid-palate through to the finish, with fantastic drive; great citrus and mineral flavour.
96 points
Drink 2015
James Halliday - The Australian Wine Companion, October 2007

30% of the wine was part fermented in old French barrels with the remainder cold fermented in tanks. These components were then matured for four months in barrel and tank respectively before blending.

Another excellent, reasonably priced Pinot Gris from Brown Magpie.

Bright straw colour with pale straw hue. Top note of pear followed by a subtle hint of baked apple. The palate structure takes its inspiration from Alsace – mouthfilling with flavours of spice and pear followed by a hint of lychee and honeycomb. Clean acid finish. Spice, pear and honeycomb aftertaste.

The Delta vineyard is located around Dillon Point in Marlborough. The 25 acre site is planted entirely to Sauvignon Blanc, 70% is comprised of clone 1 and 30% is made up of clone BDX317. The vineyard is planted with a north-south orientation.

Bright pale straw colour with water like hue. Lifted nose of ripe gooseberry followed by unripe gooseberry and tropical fruit, showing good varietal character. The palate follows with unripe gooseberry flavours over a grassy, herbaceous palate. Clean acid finish. Aftertaste of tropical fruit, lemon and unripe gooseberry.

The white wines from one of Australia’s most difficult vintages in memory are producing some very pleasing results. Bad news for producers as volumes are down approximately 29% from the previous vintage, however, good news so far for the consumer. Firstly, prices are generally stable and are not going through the roof as predicted by some wine scribes and more importantly, the quality factor is there. Smaller yields and less irrigation mean greater flavour concentration.

A superb Riesling.

Bright pale straw colour with green tinge. Wonderful top notes of lime, followed by orange blossom and ripe mandarin end notes. The palate is filled with the flavours of ripe mandarin and lime, over a background of orange infusions. Perfect balance, crisp acid finish. Aftertaste of ripe mandarin and lime.

- Last Stocks