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Heartland Shiraz 2008 Wine Review

Heartland Shiraz 2008

Heartland Shiraz 2008

Langhorne Creek, Limestone Coast, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $19.95

Drink: 2011-2015

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Heartland

Agent: The Vine/Robert Groh Agency

Natalie's Score: 92/100

Love it! Minty cool on the nose, then a big vibrant, juicy attack o the palate. You won’t be daydreaming after a sip of this: it’ll pull you right back into the now. Full-bodied, juicy and generous, just how I like my friends.

This Heartland Shiraz 2008 was reviewed on August 6, 2011 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 293225
  • $12.60 
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Reviews and Ratings

Jason Solanki reviewed this wine as follows:

Warm aromas of mint, eucalyptus, wet earth. Flavours of sweet red fruits (raspberry and cherry), herbs, pepper. Medium-bodied. Screw-top. Very uncomplicated. A good wine, but probably doesn't warrant the rating of 91 points given by Campbell Mattinson & Gary Walsh of the The Big Red Wine Book. Will be having this with one of my favs - simple rice and lentils dish with chaas (yogurt mixed with water, salt & cumin) called khichdi.
Has a robust honesty about it. No tricks, just dark, rich, warm fruit flavour. Tastes of peppermint, sweet fruit (plums, cherries and raspberries), pipe tobacco, a touch of pepper and a whiff of vanilla. It feels slightly desiccated – if you try hard you’ll find flavours of salted beef here – but it still manages to fully satisfy. Excellent winter drinking. Will impress all comers. Drink 2010-2013. Score: 91 Source: Campbell Mattinson, winefront.com.au

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