Redesdale Estate Heathcote Shiraz

The Shiraz, estate grown from mature vines, is incredibly voluptuous, rich and dense. The flavour takes in black cherry, plum, prune, blackberry, bitter chocolate and anise/spice. Redesdale Estate is well recognized for this style of Shiraz.

Redesdale Estate Heathcote Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc

Although the focus in the Heathcote region is Shiraz, some magnificently rich and bold Cabernets blends are made. James Halliday nominated Redesdale Estate as the best producer of Cabernets in the region. The Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc blend produced here proves the compatibility of the Heathcote region to growing Bordeaux varieties and, like the Shiraz, shows pure, defined varietal characters.

Estate Grown - Hand Picked

Redesdale Estate handpick their vines with care, the whole bunches entering the process in absolutely perfect condition. The economics of producing wine using machine harvesting, exposes the ripe grapes to damage and subsequent deterioration, prior to a controlled fermentation in the winery.

The wines are made from the grapes grown only on the estate, producing a true history of wine from the same vines, grown on the same soil, year after year. The new and one year old French barriques selected for the aging process in the winery, are consistent year to year.

An interesting history is emerging on the variations which only climate has dictated, starting with the first vintage bottled under the Redesdale Estate label in 1999, each year until now.

The wines are aged in the bottle for a minimum of 2 years prior to release, resulting in wine that shows great elegance and consistently gains top awards.