Heathcote Wines- True Mark of Heathcote Wine Region

Heathcote winery was established in 1978 in the Heathcote region. The building where the winery is present which was originally used as miners produce store dating back in 1854.The winery released its first vintage in 1981.The ownership moved in the hands of Stephen Wilkins, who with few other wine enthusiasts purchased the winery in 1997.

The place of winery was chosen as it provides a unique micro-climate. The climatic condition of the region provides distinctive voluptuous fruit flavours to the wine. The region is located north of Australia’s Great Dividing Range. The region has Cambrian soil which has great water holding capacity, distributed rainfall and temperate temperature.

The Heathcote winery has a cellar door and Art gallery.

Vineyards

Newlans Lane Vineyard is 10.2 hectares in size. The grape varieties which are grown here are – Shiraz and Viognier.

Slaughter House Paddock Vineyard is 4 hectares in size. The grape variety grown here is – Shiraz. Contains one of the oldest plantings of Heathcote region.

Wines

Some of the wines from the Heathcote winery include –

·         Cravens Place Shiraz – Fruit of this wine sourced for warmer part of Heathcote. During winemaking French and American oak was used to structure the wine.

·         Mail Coach Shiraz – This wine is a classic example of elegance, power, spice and richness all rolled into one. The name of the wine is taken from mail service established by Tom Craven in 1850s.

·         The Origin Shiraz – The wine is characterized with white pepper notes and dark fruit.

·         Slaughterhouse Paddock Shiraz – This wine is characterized by distinct eucalyptus character which it attains from the surrounding trees in the vineyard.

·         The Wilkins Shiraz – Traditional winemaking process are used to produce this wine. This wine showcase richness, power and intensity

·         Cravens Place Sauvignon Blanc – The wine comes with tropical aromas of citrus and passionfruit.

·         Mail Coach Viognier – Fruit is sourced from Newlans Lane Vineyard which are some of the oldest plantings of Viognier in Australia. This wine will develop velvety and rich notes upon cellaring after a period of 4-8 years or consumed young.