2008 Greenstone Vineyard Shiraz

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Winery
Greenstone
Vintage
2008
Grape Variety
Shiraz
Region
  • Heathcote
Alcohol (%)
13.5
Purchase Price ($)
30
Wine Rating
94
Purple to red in colour, the nose has stewed cherry, savoury plum and roasted meats in an atypical fashion to what many would expect from a Heathcote Shiraz, no doubt due to the restrained 13.5% alcohol.

The palate, is long, firm and complex with dark berry fruits supported by tight grained oak and a mineral acidity, the tannins are graphite like in structure and will soften and develop greater complexity over time in the bottle.

Greenstone seem to be producing a distinct style of Heathcote Shiraz that is less fruit driven, but packed full of elegance and character.