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.
Structured, elegant reds with a deep ruby robe, firm tannins and lively acidity. Intense aromas of black cherry, blackberry, black pepper, spices, violet and balsamic notes. Dense palate, fine ageing potential. Nearly extinct, it was saved in the 1970s by the winemakers of Prepotto and is the signature of Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC and Friuli Colli Orientali Schioppettino di Prepotto DOC. Native Friulian variety; its name evokes the crackling (schioppettino) on the palate.
wines from the region of Heathcote go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of chinchards with white wine and grapes, tunisian tagine or the chicken with rice of the mother michèle.
On the nose in the region of Heathcote often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Heathcote is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
