I can't tell you where this one is from, I'd have to do away with you. But its a winery with it's fair share of awards and more than a few excellent vintages under their belt. This is a big red, no doubt about it. Aromas of dark fruit and spice are evident in the palate, with a strong layer of tannins and acids that linger afterwards. My advice is buy up big and lay down for a few years, you wont regret it.
As elsewhere in Central Victoria, at Heathcote wine followed gold in the 1860s. The vineyards were not as numerous as might have been expected, and, with one remarkable exception, were wiped out by phylloxera prior to the end of the nineteenth century. The one vineyard to survive was planted in the eye of the phylloxera storm in 1891, at Majors Creek near Graytown by Baptista Governa, and is now owned by district veteran winemaker David Traeger.
The Cambrian red soil deposits start 20 kilometres south-east of the town of Heathcote, continuing south of the town before immediately turning north and running along the Mount Ida Range and thereafter Mount Camel Range for a distance of over 60 kilometres, passing Colbinabbin.
Viewed from the air, the red soil country is a spectacular scene: square or oblong patterns of vivid red alternating with verdant green rows of vines as the planting of new vineyards continues. On the ground, the slopes of the Mount Camel Range are equally impressive, and it is easy to see why land values have soared.
