Heartland Spice Trader Australian Mixed Reds

Tasting notes & discussion 16

Packages have been upgraded to 2-day transit for increased protection. This will last throughout the summer.
Typically $19/bottle from Heartland Spice Trader
Vintage 2020 from Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon from Langhorne Creek, Australia
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About Heartland Spice Trader: “What is it all for? The end result is all that matters. It is that moment when you open a bottle of Heartland and discover all those sensations we have strived to include. It is the moment when the aromas, the texture and the flavours combine to fill your senses so you can taste it from where you are. Savouring the IT that we are all so passionate about.”

The Spice Must Flow

TASTING NOTES:
Cabernet Sauvignon - “The inviting colour shows a purple core turning to a red rim. Intensity is shown on the nose with layers of dry herb, mint and dark spice enveloped by black fruit. The dense blackcurrant character dominates the mouth, while pepper and sweet spices dance to the tune of a long finish.” (AbV 14.5%)

Shiraz - “The aromas are of a fresh berries and plum jam. It opens up on the palate to reveal blackberry and raspberry and an array of soft spices that will remind you of Christmas or Thanksgiving. The layers of flavor will surprise and delight.” (AbV 14.5%)

VARIETALS: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and 100% Shiraz

BARRELS: 12 months in French and American oak.

PAIRS WITH: N/A

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The Spice of Dune.

Not exactly cinnamon or cardamom, Spice is a narcotic that expands the user’s consciousness, enhancing their awareness and senses to a point that some can even see into the future. After “thinking machines” were banned, including calculators and computers, humans were forced to deal with situations where they would need to complete complex calculations on the fly without machine assistance. One of the situations where this is necessary is, of course, intergalactic travel. Thus Spice became a universal necessity.

Unfortunately, Spice only comes from the desert planet Arrakis. Little larval creatures known as sandtrout would hoard and convert moisture deep beneath the planet’s surface into a fungal mass. This fungal pre-spice mass would eventually reach the surface of the desert, and the heat of the desert air would convert it into the Spice we know and love.

Heartland Spice Trader Australian Mixed Reds

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