2021 Bindi Pyrette Heathcote Shiraz

WINEMAKER: Michael Dhillon
REGION: Heathcote, VIC
VARIETAL: Shiraz
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

This project now goes back two decades, to the 2001, and we continue to work with the same growers. These long relationships, friendships, are as defining and enjoyable as the history of the wines. The seasonal stamp is always there with Pyrette, these are not formulaic wines scrubbed and rubbed into an overriding house style. The harvest date and winemaking are focused on ensuring a balanced wine that shows the markings of the season. (James Halliday says “a Pinot Noir winemaker’s Shiraz”! True). The 2021 is a harmonious continuation of the style showing complex red and dark dark cherry and plum, earth, spice, herbs and graphite. The palate is initially supple and fleshy then builds intensity for a balanced, chewy finish. It will become more complex and textured over the next six years. When drinking this wine young decanting assists in bringing the fruit forward and allowing the fine aromas to shine.

Pyrette Heathcote Shiraz is sourced from an impeccably sited and managed vineyard near Colbinabbin on the Mount Camel Range. The specific parcel of vines this fruit comes from is at the highest block on deep red, rocky Cambrian soils on a cooler easterly facing slope. The picking date is carefully assessed in order to capture fruit vibrancy and freshness whilst capturing the typical mouthfilling richness and length of the region. The wine is made in 1000 litre open vats, fermented with ambient yeast and matured in French barrels, 10% new. The yield, harvest date and winemaking are deliberately aimed at producing a wine of regional authenticity in a style highlighting fragrance, vitality, finesse and harmony.