After over a century of producing stellar wines exclusively from their 'home' region in the Hunter, {secret famous wine family} made their first wine from Heathcote shiraz in 1997, having long admired the wines from this famous Victorian region. The late legendary wine critic John Fordham says this "decision to source shiraz from Victoria's Heathcote region two decades ago has been vindicated many times over". The deep rich colour of this wine indicates its intensity. The nose is full of ripe plum and dark cherries with a hint of white pepper and sweet vanilla. The flavours carry onto the palate which is full of big soft fruit, but perfectly weighted by an elegant oak structure and natural acid, resulting in a rich wine with a complex and fresh structure.