2022 Heathcote Estate Primal Preservative Free Shiraz

APPEARANCE: Intense deep purple colour. AROMA: The wine is super fresh and intensely fruity with blackberry, boysenberry, plum and a hint of spice and pepper. PALATE: The palate is big and juicy with loads of silky tannins and crunchy black fruit. Intense and long, but remarkably well balanced.

A long, bone-chilling Winter in Heathcote led into a mild and suitably wet Spring. Soil moisture was key to getting the season off to this great start. Mild conditions continued throughout the summer and the harvest didn't commence until the very last day of February, roughly two weeks later than average. Picking in the first weeks of Autumn is ideal and the quality of the fruit was as good as we could wish for.