Heathcote Estates

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  October 2009

  Lilith Shiraz Heathcote Victoria 2006

  Snoothrank: Starting at $39^.99

  Why have I not heard of this wine before? It's wonderful. Who makes it? Does any body have an information on this wine.

  Wine review by John Spinner

  
  
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  October 2009

  Tar & Roses Heathcote Shiraz 2008

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  Nice shiraz with chocolate/cherry flavours (Cherryripe, if you are Australian); nicely handled oak and smooth tannins. more an everyday/BBQ wine

  Wine review by MarioRobles

  
  
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  October 2009

  Heathcote Estate Shiraz 2003

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  I must say that I am a big fan of the Heathcote region, I was not really impresssed with this wine as you can start to taste the signs of age and the fruit fading away. It was a nice wine but nothing to remember. Drink soon.

  Wine review by MarioRobles

  
  

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  September 2009

  Heathcote Estate Shiraz 2003

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  Horrible

  Wine review by Winesnobsp

  
  
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  September 2009

  Lilith Shiraz Heathcote Victoria 2006

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  I love this wine. It is beautiful and perfectly balanced. I can not believe it is so cheep

  Wine review by Charlotte L

  
  
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  February 2009

  Tar Roses Heathcote Shiraz Heathcote Victoria 2007

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  No written review

  Wine review by MarioRobles

  
  

• December 2008

  By the time you read this those of us in the United States will be through half way through our Thanksgiving weekend.  We’ll be stuffed with food and some of us will be crazy enough to battle through the Black Friday sales.  I’ll be happily working through Black Friday at... Read moreBy the time you read this those of us in the United States will be through half way through our Thanksgiving weekend.  We’ll be stuffed with food and some of us will be crazy enough to battle through the Black Friday sales.  I’ll be happily working through Black Friday at Loxton Cellars for Sonoma Valley’s Annual Holiday Open House.  While this would make a great topic to write about one thing that Thanksgiving reminds me of is travel.  For many people in the US that means air travel.  Today travel by air is usually met with thoughts and experiences of long lines, invasive security checks, delays and high costs. It is not often that you think wine and airlines in at the same time.  It seems like decades ago when we were able take bottles of wine as carry-on luggage.  Now we’re restricted to 3.5 fluid ounces in our carry-on luggage.   The thoughts of most weary airline passengers vary from “Are we there yet?”, “Why are these seats so small?” and “I hope my return flight is better”.  However, if you manage to get yourself into business class or first you might be amazed at what you find! Many airlines are stocked with some impressive wines.  These are wines that you would be very happy to have in your collection.  Take Qantas for example, their first class wine offerings would rival that of a five star restaurant in Sydney City Central.  To get an idea of the breadth and quality of their offerings click here.  Some of the highlights for me are: Whites: •    2007 Brokenwood Semillion - Hunter Valley, NSW •    2006 Giant Steps Trafford Vineyard Chardonnay - Yarra Valley, Vic •    2007 Mesh Riesling - Eden Valley, SA •    2006 Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 47 Hunter Chardonnay - Hunter Valley, NWS Reds: •    2006 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz - Huner Valley, NSW •    2006 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir - Yarra Valley, Vic •    2004 Heathcote Estate Heathcote Shiraz - Heathcote, Vic •    2003 Henschke Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon - Eden Valley, SA And there was one that really shocked me: •    2001 Penfolds Grange - Barossa Valley, SA Having recently flown Qantas I must say that there first class wine selection is impressive.  Unfortunately, I didn’t get to fly first class.  I was stuck in economy and my selection (3 choices: sparkling, red or white) was very limited.  However, they were better than I expected: •    2007 Yering Station Chardonnay •    2007 Taylors ‘Promised Land’ Cab-Merlot •    NV Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Chardonnay Despite the small size (187 ml) and plastic bottling I have to say I was quite impressed by these wines.  They all seemed very young but did the job.  The packaging was obviously done for Qantas specifically and had a peel-away fact sheet to help consumers remember the wine. This experience on Qantas inspired me to look to other airlines and see what their offerings are.  To my surprise many airlines are doing their best to please the wine drinker. •    American Airlines takes a different approach to wines than Qantas.  Qantas focuses on national wines and American focuses on wines of the destination.  For a sampling of their wine offerings click here. •    As you might expect Air France has an extensive wine selection including premier cru Champagne and first growth Bordeaux. •    Singapore Airlines retains 3 of the planets most influencial wine personalities to help them select wines for their flights: Karen McNeil (USA), Michael Hill Smith (Australia) and Steve Spurrier (UK). It is clear that fine wine and flying is something that has stuck with the airlines.  The disappointing fact is that the difference in wine served in First Class to Economy is huge.  I guess you can say that this would be a reason to fly first class but it seems for me I’ll be stuck with the thoughts of, “Are we there yet?” John Andrews is a software product manager during the week and is a professional Tasting Room staffer at Loxton Cellars in Glen Ellen, CA on the weekends.    (hide)

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