Top 100 wines of Heathcote
Discover the top 100 best wines of Heathcote of Central Victoria as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Heathcote and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Sanctuary of Australian Shiraz north of Melbourne (Victoria): emblematic signature king red on the rare Cambrian soils (red Greenstones of Mt Camel Range, 500+ million years) — powerful and deep with notes of blackberry, plum, chocolate, spice, black pepper and a leather-earth touch, sturdy tannins and a long finish. Structured Cabernet and spicy Grenache as complement. Continental climate with hot days and cool nights, mineral red soils with excellent water retention.
Full-bodied, warm reds with deep colour and generous alcohol, with aromas of blackberry, black cherry jam, plum, liquorice, chocolate and Mediterranean spice. Ripe tannins and a broad, sunny finish. The star of Sicily (Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC, Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG blended with Frappato, Eloro DOC). Native Sicilian variety, also called Calabrese, the most planted on the island.
wines from the region of Heathcote go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), baked lamb neck on a bed of vegetables and grapes or duck with orange.
On the nose in the region of Heathcote often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, vanilla or black cherries. In the mouth in the region of Heathcote is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.