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Dangerously Drinkable Domaine Chandon Heathcote Shiraz 2006

When visiting Melbourne, drinking Domaine Chandon bubbles is mandatory. Who can resist some of the best sparkling wines of Australia? Domaine Chandon has a full range with something for everyone. Lesser known and undeservedly so are the still table wines made by Domaine Chandon. The Yarra Valley ‘Barrel Selection’ wines epitomise the region’s cooler aspect extremely well. But there’s more. A visit by winemaker Andy Santarossa earlier this year highlighted the exceptionally good drinking Domaine Chandon Heathcote Shiraz 2006. The Heathcote region with its red Cambrian clay soils has produced some of the most startling and vibrant of modern Shiraz wines in Australia recently. These Victorian wines have superb black and blueberry fruit flavours, aromatic spices and black pepper and intriguingly an aromatic perfumed note sitting alongside liquorice. However it is the elegance, freshness and acidity allied to the fruit richness which makes Heathcote Shiraz different to the warmer-climate, softer, broader and often soupier and sweeter versions of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. The fruit for this wine was sourced from 8 y.o. vines from the Colbinabbin vineyard and 32 y.o. vines from the Sheoak vineyard, aged 18 months in mainly French barriques of which 25% were new. The wine is packed with flavour on a velvet-smooth and harmonious palate, belying its 14.6% alc, and is thus dangerously drinkable. Andy recommends serving it with lamb tagine or prosciutto wrapped fillet of beef over the next 7-8 years.
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