Heathcote Wines
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Heathcote Winery Cravens Place Victoria Shiraz 2024 - 6 Bottles
Original priceOriginal price Original priceOriginal pricePrice $143.79TASTING NOTES: Dense, dark cherry red with a vibrant purple rim. Sweet raspberry balances the savoury characters of fruitcake, coffee grinds, bla...
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Shiraz
Victoria
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Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Victoria Shiraz 2023 - 6 Bottles
Original priceOriginal price Original priceOriginal pricePrice $217.62TASTING NOTES: Heathcote Winery Mail Coach Shiraz has a nice touch perfume and spice to a normally full-bodied regional style. Enjoyable now for ...
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Shiraz
Victoria
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Shiraz is one of the widely grown grape varieties in the Heathcote winery and is one of the most popular red wines that offer exceptional taste and quality. Apart from rich and bold red wines, Heathcote Wines provides an amazing selection of white and rosé wines, having something for everyone. The region features some high-end wineries that are well-known in the wine industry for their premium-quality and award-winning wines, including Pacha Mama, De Bortoli, Wizardy and Zonzo Estate. Whether you're new to wines or an oenophile looking for new and exciting flavours, you can buy Heathcote wines online in Australia from Just Wines' top-notch selection of wines from award-winning as well as boutique wineries, ensuring you have the right bottle for every moment. Grab your preferred bottle right here!
Top Heathcote Wine Varieties to Explore with Just Wines
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Shiraz: Heathcote Shiraz wine is one the most popular and signature varieties of the Heathcote wine region, known for its rich and deep flavours with unique character and well-balanced finish.
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Cabernet Sauvignon: Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon is also one of the main red wine varieties that is loved among red wine enthusiasts for its rich and bold flavours of dark fruits.
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Grenache Rosé: Known for its light, fresh, and vibrant profile, Heathcote Grenache Rosé offers bright red berry notes with crisp acidity making it a perfect choice for warm days and easy-drinking moments.
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Tempranillo: Tempranillo from Heathcote showcases a medium-bodied, fruit-forward style with notes of dark cherry, plum, and spice, beautifully reflecting the region’s warm climate and soil diversity.
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Sangiovese: Heathcote’s Sangiovese delivers lively red fruit flavours, bright acidity, and a subtle savoury edge, offering a smooth, food-friendly wine inspired by Italian winemaking traditions.
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FAQS
1. Where is the Heathcote wine region? +
Heathcote is a wine region in central Victoria, Australia, approximately 100 kilometres north of Melbourne. The region sits on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and is defined by its ancient Cambrian greenstone soils. Heathcote received formal Geographical Indication status in 2002 and is now recognised as one of Victoria's most important wine regions, particularly for Shiraz.
2. What makes Heathcote Shiraz unique? +
Heathcote Shiraz is distinguished by the region's ancient Cambrian greenstone soils, which are over 500 million years old. These soils drain freely, retain warmth, and impart a distinctive mineral structure to the wines. Combined with warm days and cool nights, the growing conditions produce Shiraz with concentrated fruit, firm tannins, and a savoury, earthy depth that sets Heathcote apart from other Australian Shiraz regions. Jasper Hill's Georgia's Paddock is widely regarded as the benchmark Heathcote Shiraz.
3. What is the most famous winery in Heathcote? +
Jasper Hill is widely considered the most celebrated winery in Heathcote. Its Georgia's Paddock Shiraz and Emily's Paddock Shiraz (a Shiraz-Cabernet Franc blend) are consistently rated among Australia's greatest red wines by James Halliday, Langton's, and other major wine authorities. Other notable Heathcote producers include Heathcote Winery, Sanguine Estate, Paul Osicka, Domaine Asmara, and Munari Estate. The full Heathcote range is available at Just Wines with fast delivery Australia-wide.
4. What is the 20-minute wine rule? +
The 20-minute wine rule is a serving temperature guide suggesting that wine taken directly from the fridge should be allowed to warm for about 20 minutes before serving. Red wines are often stored at room temperature and benefit from light chilling (10-15 minutes in the fridge) before serving. For a structured, full-bodied Heathcote Shiraz, the ideal serving temperature is around 16-18 degrees Celsius, which brings out the wine's fruit and mineral complexity without the tannins feeling harsh.
5. How long does Heathcote Shiraz age? +
Premium Heathcote Shiraz, particularly from producers like Jasper Hill, can age for 15 to 20 or more years under good cellar conditions. The wines' firm tannin structure and concentrated fruit from the ancient Cambrian soils give them the architecture to develop and improve over time. Even mid-tier Heathcote Shiraz typically benefits from three to five years of cellaring. For current drinking, look for Heathcote releases from 2015 to 2019, which are entering their drinking window.
6. Can I buy Heathcote wines online in Australia? +
Yes. Just Wines (justwines.com.au) stocks a curated selection of Heathcote wines including Heathcote Winery, Sanguine Estate, and other regional producers. The full Heathcote collection is available online with fast, flat-rate delivery to all states and territories in Australia.
