Tar & Roses Heathcote Shiraz 2019 (Australia)

Description

• French oak
• Red berries
• Vanilla & spice
• Ripe & complex

Rich, deep ruby red. Ripe black and red berry fruits with liquorice, spice and warm earth. Plush sweet black mulberries contrast nicely with a touch of sour black cherry and a hint of vanilla. Earth, blood plums, red licourice and spice complete the complex bouquet.

As with previous vintages, the grapes come from two main vineyards, one off the deep red Cambrian soil, the other from tougher more gravelly ground. The first gives us rich, chocolatey and earthy flavours whilst the other has more highly fragrant notes with good acid and sweet fruit. The wine that results is our take on Heathcote shiraz.

The grapes for this wine came from a combination of vineyards. They were all kept separate during their fermentation and maturation lives. The machine harvested volume was crushed and destemmed into static fermenters and pumped over
twice a day. After approximately ten days of fermentation, during which time the temperature and acid levels were monitored, they were individually pressed to tank using an air bag press. Finally the wine was racked off gross lees and put into barrel
to mature in a combination of new French and older barriques.

Food Pairing: Roast beef with red wine jus, crispy potatoes and fresh winter greens.