Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Victoria, Heathcote
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
5-10 Years
Cellaring
Tasting Notes
This wine balances fruit freshness, red and dark berries and plum, with earthiness
and spice. There is brightness and vigour working in with silky texture and finesse. The
Pyrette style is founded on seeking harmony and this is what sees the wines age so
gracefully. Whilst the 2018 is delicious and offers complexity to enjoy today another five to
ten years will add further depth and palate flow.
Pyrette Heathcote Shiraz is sourced from an impeccably sited and managed vineyard near Colbinabbin on the Mount Camel Range. The specific parcel of vines this fruit comes from is at the highest block on deep red, rocky Cambrian soils on a cooler easterly facing slope. The picking date is carefully assessed in order to capture fruit vibrancy and freshness whilst capturing the typical mouthfilling richness and length of the region.
The wine is made in 1000 litre open vats, fermented with ambient yeast and matured in French barrels, 10% new. The yield, harvest date and winemaking are del
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity