Plenty to like here, including the label of this wine. Simple yet effective.Not many Grenache wines are coming out of Heathcote and this stacked up to those from other regions, specifically those in the Barossa.
The name - Grenache Noir - comes from the Old World, where today we simply refer to the variety as Grenache.
Cold soaking took place for four days and enhanced the colour of the fruit wonderfully, with the wine kept on skins for another week producing a medium bodied wine.
The earthiness on the nose struck me first, and this is a typical Heathcote trait, followed by cherries, raspberries and blackberry. All these characteristics flow smoothly onto a delicate and moreish palate which finishes up with fine tannins and lip smacking length.
Clearly another example here why Heathcote is demanding more respect with such quality.
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