Conditions for 2001 vintage were dry and warm during the growing season; however, the dams at Heggies had sufficient water to tide the fruit through to harvest, leading to rich, intensely flavoured, full bodied grapes. Heggies vineyard is harvested in small lots, with the narrow section hand harvested and the wider rows machine harvested. Some wine is left for long maturation on skins, and other parcels are run to barrels where fermentation is completed in oak. The integrity of each parcel is maintained during fermentation and barrel maturation until final selection from barrel to blending. Heggies Vineyard Merlot 2001 is a medium to full depth, garnet red. A complex nose shows the primary fruit notes of cherries and mulberries, together with matured nuances of cedar and nutmeg. A medium bodied palate shows a delightful integration of fruit, oak and tannin. This wine has excellent presence and structure with a long velvet finish. Drinking very well now and with careful cellaring, will continue to improve for several years.

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2001


Eden Valley


Peter Gambetta


2-19 April 2001


Matured for 12 months in 65% new Allier & Troncais hogsheads, balance in older French hogsheads


14.5%


6.4 g/L


3.38