McIvor Estate Heathcote Granite Blush Shiraz 2015
- 94+
- $95
- Drink by: 2025-2035
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It’s not every day I get to try a 10-year-old Heathcote Shiraz, so this was a real treat. It’s a beautiful wine from start to finish, defying its age with an alluring mix of primary and tertiary characters: confectionery, mulberry, red and black cherry, chocolate, dried fruits and leather. The fruit is still incredibly bright on the palate, which is also rich and concentrated, showing tannins that are fully united. It hasn’t finished maturing yet, so I imagine it still has at least another 5–10 years left in it. It’s one of the nicest expressions of Heathcote Shiraz that I’ve had and I think it will get even better.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
