2010 Heartland Shiraz Directors' Cut Langhorne Creek/Limestone Coast

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  11/13/2023 - biggie Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Leaf Day - Stelvin cap - As the back label stated it was bottled unfiltered I decanted it off about a tablespoon of fine sediment. Still dark cherry/garnet at the core which extends out to a crimson edge. Little development showing. Right after decanting the nose is dense dark blue and black fruit with a touch of funk and some light spice. On the palate it’s very smooth and much lighter than I expected with light red fruit flavours. There’s some light tannins left and a touch of herby green tang. The finish is warming with spice along with the red and now some blue fruit. Will see what happens when it gets some air.
  An hour later - I wouldn’t call this jammy or over alcoholic/extracted - it’s now showing red florals, spice and (perhaps) some lightly overripe dark fruit but there’s a lot of elegance on the palate - it’s become savoury and serious with red/black fruit, herbs, spice and floral elements. Quite honestly, it’s a great New World example of showing Old World characteristics. Could it be confused as Old World? Never! But… it’s elegant and sophisticated with fruit.
  
  Two Days later - Leaf Day - Nose shows blue and black fruit and spice with a hint of leather and just a titch of floral. On the palate there’s a herb/fruit combo happening where they’re co-joined but then the herb drops and the fruit comes to the fore with some leather, spice and floral notes - especially on the long finish. There is still some ripe tannins in here and the acidity balances the ripe fruit. Really an interesting wine and I wish I could have followed it a little longer but the bottle is done.

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  4/28/2019 - Altonplace wrote: flawed

  Corked (without cork)...severe alcohol bite.

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  12/3/2018 - Sauvyfan Does not like this wine: 86 Points

  This was an over-extracted mess.

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  9/13/2018 - Altonplace Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Gorgeous balance of berries with a hint of tannin. Slightly sweet, but doesn't detract from the taste, but not as truly full a mouth as pricier Shiraz offerings. Fantastic QPR.

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  6/15/2017 - Redback wrote: flawed

  Ok but somewhat boring for me. Maybe going through a 'dumb' phase?

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