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Heartland Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

June 11, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Matured in French and American oak for 12 months. Made from 20+ year old vines. Heartland Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, 2016 Tobacco, blackberry and cassis with sweet slightly melted, […]

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Heartland Wines Spice Trader Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

June 7, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Crazy value here from Heartland wines. The 2016 has not long been released, should be a bit of this around. Heartland Wines, Spice Trader, Shiraz; Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, 2015 […]

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Heartland Wines Directors’ Cut Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

June 5, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Plunged three times a day over a 7 day cool fermentation. 14 months in new 75% new French oak. Strap in folks. Heartland Wines, Directors’ Cut, Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, […]

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Heartland Wines Directors’ Cut Shiraz 2016

June 5, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

No retreat, no surrender. Fair bump, play on. All the analogies for an unapologetic style of richness and depth. Heartland Wines, Directors’ Cut, Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, 2016 Bruise purple withan […]

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Heartland Wines Foreign Correspondent 2018

May 23, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Entry level fun here from Heartland, celebrating the lighter red grape styles from Langhorne Creek. Heartland Wines, Foreign Correspondent, Dolcetto, Lagrein, Langhorne Creek, 2018 Deliberately made without oak maturation and […]

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Heartland Wines Directors’ Cut Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

May 19, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

14 months in new French oak. Made by the busy Ben Glaetzer. Heartland Wines, Directors’ Cut, Cabernet Sauvignon, Langhorne Creek, 2015 Deep and plush. Woody pencil, chomped cigar, nutty varnish, […]

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Heartland Wines Directors’ Cut Shiraz 2015

May 12, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

With generosity and value as trademarks, Langhorne Creek still punches above its perceived weight with quality fruit. Heartland Wines, Directors’ Cut, Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, 2015 Deep purple in the glass […]

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Mitolo Ourea Sagrantino 2018

April 26, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Mitolo see this wine as “a tribute to our grower, Don Lopresti, who envisioned the potential for growing Sagrantino in McLaren Vale’s Mediterranean climate. Ourea translates to ‘God of the […]

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Mitolo Serpico Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

February 24, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Serpico. A movie after a biopic of undercover New York police officer Frank Serpico. Al Pacino played the lead. I’ve no idea if the Mitolo family named the wine after […]

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Mitolo G.A.M Shiraz 2015

February 24, 2019by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Named in honour of the Mitolo children with an initial taken from each: Gemma, Alexander and Marco. French oak maturation with 70% being new and 30% used for 18 months. […]

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