Pacha Mama Shiraz 2020
Elegant and oozing finesse, with blackberries, blood plums, earth and spice. She's soft and fleshy and full of brooding dark fruits.
($36.00 per bottle)
($32.00 per bottle as 6 Pack)
($27.00 per bottle as 12 Pack)
Elegant and oozing finesse, with blackberries, blood plums, earth and spice. She's soft and fleshy and full of brooding dark fruits.
($36.00 per bottle)
($32.00 per bottle as 6 Pack)
($27.00 per bottle as 12 Pack)
What grape varieties are in this wine?
100% Shiraz.
Where are the grapes grown?
Heathcote - up near Colbinabbin!
What does it smell like?
Lifted, rich and enticing with notes of blackberries, plums, floral notes and warm winter spices.
How about the taste?
Silky smooth, bright and balanced, loaded with concentrated black berry fruits. Juicy brambles, nutmeg and dark chocolate envelop the palate, supported by ripe tannins and great length.
What food goes with this wine?
A great aged cheddar or grilled BBQ lamb.
How is the wine made?
Like all of our wines it’s all about picking the grapes when they are perfectly ripe! We pick these grapes over night so they are cool when they arrive at the winery for the morning crew to tip into tanks for ferment. Some parcels were fermented wild whilst the others were inoculated with cultivated yeast strains (fancy way of saying speciality yeast from a packet). The wine was left on skins for up to three weeks before pressing and racking to French oak for maturation. Each parcel was kept separate until blending to build layers and complexity into the wine.
Does this wine spend any time in oak barrels?
It sure does. 9 months in 25% new French oak barriques and the remainder in 2-6 year old French oak barriques.
Analysis
Alcohol 14.7%
Acid 6.18g/L
pH 3.45
Sugar 0.57g/L
Winemakers Comments
Our fruit is sourced from carefully selected vineyard sites that sit along the side of the Mount Camel Ridge on the ancient red volcanic soils. Geologists say the soils are over 500 million years old and it’s these soils that are renowned for producing rich and complex shiraz. We strive to harness the power often found in Heathcote Shiraz to create a wine of elegance and balance.
Expert Reviews
93 Points - Silver
Heathcote Wine Show 2022
(2020 Vintage)
Silver
Australia & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show 2021
(2020 Vintage)
91 points
Stuart Knox - The Real Review, 6 February, 2022
(2020 vintage)
“A deep ruby hue. Blueberry and black olive tapenade aromatics. Blood plumbs, black olive and smoked-meat fill the mouth. A full-bodied red that leans into the savoury side of life. Firm sandy tannins control the detail well and it goes quite long into the finish.”
95 points - Gold
Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion, 13 August, 2021
(2019 vinatge)
“Outrageous colour – vibrant black/purple and what's so appealing with this wine is its beautifully tamed tannins. They have shape but are not at all brutish, giving definition to the fuller-bodied wine. In the mix, dark, sweet fruit, Chinese five-spice, charry wood flavours and a guarantee of an excellent drink.”
90 points
Huon Hooke - The Real Review, 15 May 2021
(2019 vinatge)
“Deep, bright purple/red hue, with a fruit-driven aroma which has smoked plum and black cherry notes, the palate at the medium end of full-bodied, with a trace of graphite in the finish. Black-tea tannins and bitter dark chocolate complete the picture.”
91 points
MaryAnn Worobiec - Wine Spectator, 13 May, 2021
(2019 vintage)
“Distinctive for its plush, almost creamy frame, offering generous blackberry, black cherry and milk chocolate notes, with toasted cumin, toasted cedar, dried violet and dried candied ginger details on the finish. Drink now through 2036.”
90 points
James Suckling - jamessuckling.com, 13 November, 2020
(2019 vintage)
“Bright, ripe raspberry and red-plum aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied. Fresh and agile tannins here. Drink now. Screw cap. “
92 points
Stuart Knox - The Real Review, 16 October, 2020
(2019 vintage)
“Deep ruby colour with some purple on the rim. Charcuterie, blue fruits and violet aromas. Medium to full-weight, slippery front-palate built around an olive and seaspray savoury note. Flows and slides long into the finish. Seamless and rolling. A deliciousness that keeps you returning. Drink 2020 - 2031. “
93 points
Patrick Eckel - Wine Reviewer, 30 August, 2020
(2019 vintage)
“You can’t be mistaken on the nose that this is Heathcote Shiraz, there are some reductive charcuterie notes that reveal generous plum that is lifted by dried spices. Plum and dark cherry enjoy supple milk chocolate and work amongst tannins that have impact but are well balanced. Brown spice and undergrowth give definition to drying dark berry fruits to finish. “
95 points - Gold
Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion, 13 August, 2021
(2018 vinatge)
“Smoky sulphides at play here, so it smells of chicken soup at first, all savoury and umami-like. There is the requisite white stone fruit and citrus elements, too, but very much behind the scenes. Also tucked in neatly, the acidity and perfectly integrated oak.”
