Sanguine Estate Wines - Heathcote

Reviews about Sanguine Estate Wines - Heathcote

• Michael Knuppel

  26.11.2018
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  Not often do you get to look behind the scenes at any renowned winery, let alone a prestigious one that could just as easily arrange tastings by appointment and focus on the macro. Sanguine do both. Proudly family run, this estate has gone from strength to strength and a key reason for this is the personal touch that exists in all facets of the business. Fast forward to what they consider their favourite event, the tasting and blending of select parcels of superb shiraz. The event is restricted to members who are rewarded for their loyalty and get the chance to blend the final wine that will be bottled and sold first to fellow members, the remaining stock to the public. At 95 points on average, it's not a wine that will be available long.
  This time we were guests of the RACV cellar,
  a magic little space perfect for the concentration needed. 4 parcels of shiraz from the Sanguine vineyards were avaiable for each member to blend...50% of any the maximum, 5% the minimum. Ultimately small groups vote for their favourite blend, which is then pitted against other group wines. The final vote becomes the much lauded shiraz that will sell out in mere months.
  Sanguine produces delicious, balanced, generous wines at a range of price points. If you can get your hands on the blend we selected this night, you will be buying highly perfumed shiraz that is redolant with violets, white pepper, red fruits, and is rich, layered with complex juicy red and plum fruit, some milk chocolate, some spice and elegant bramble. It's medium length and will definitely cellar for 5+ if you can keep your mitts off it. Pretty moreish though.
  If you ever get to attend this unique tasting and blending, do it. The joy of blending, the learning about parcels of different fruit from different alevations and perspectives, all handled beautifully, is quite unique. Plus...you take home 6 bottles of the blend you helped create. What's not to love?
  
  Plenty of wineries are doing great things worldwide. Sanguine are excelling.

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Sanguine Estate – Boutique Heathcote Wine

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