Tar & Roses Heathcote Sangiovese 2024 is a bright, elegant, and beautifully balanced expression of one of Italy’s great varieties grown in one of Victoria’s most celebrated red wine regions. Sangiovese — a thin-skinned variety known for its herbal and spice notes, high tannins, and natural acidity — finds an ideal home in Heathcote’s well-drained soils and abundant sunlight, producing a wine of genuine character and finesse. Bright light ruby red in colour, with attractive lifted terracotta clay characters, rose water, and red cherries on the nose, and hints of clove and cinnamon spice; substantial fine-grained tannins supporting sweet cherry fruit flavours on a well-balanced, medium-bodied palate. Machine harvested, fermented in static fermenters with twice-daily pump overs, and matured in older used barriques. Heathcote Sangiovese at its most expressive and approachable.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Bright light ruby red — the attractive, vibrant colour of a Heathcote Sangiovese crafted from well-drained vineyard soils with abundant sunlight, with the clarity and freshness that careful winemaking and older used barrique maturation deliver.
Aroma
Attractive and lifted — terracotta clay characters, rose water, and red cherries, with hints of clove and cinnamon spice. The distinctive, expressive, and characterfully Italian bouquet of a Sangiovese that has found its ideal home in Heathcote’s warm, well-drained soils.
Palate
Well-balanced and medium-bodied — substantial fine-grained tannins supporting sweet cherry fruit flavours, with the natural acidity and herbal and spice notes characteristic of Sangiovese. A wine of genuine elegance, finesse, and approachability.
Pairs With
A natural companion for pasta with tomato-based sauces, pizza, grilled lamb, charcuterie, aged pecorino, and the finest Italian-inspired table — Tar & Roses Sangiovese is equally at home at a relaxed weeknight dinner or a special occasion, delivering the character and versatility of a great Italian variety grown in Victoria’s finest red wine country.
Finish
Clean, fresh, and lingering — the fine-grained tannins and natural acidity of Sangiovese providing a bright, satisfying close that makes every glass an invitation to pour another.
