Wild Duck Creek Grandpa Duck Cabernet Shiraz 2021 | Heathcote

Wild Duck Creek Grandpa Duck Cabernet Shiraz 2021 from Heathcote offers a complex bouquet of choc-mint ice cream, blackcurrant, mulberry, anise, and cinnamon, accented by red cherry and subtle earthy notes of brick dust and paperbark. This wine is fragrant and gently spicy, delivering a succulent, soft, and velvety texture. Its opulent yet fresh character balances generosity with elegance, creating a silky, unctuous palate that is both comforting and distinctive. A sophisticated choice that combines classic richness with unexpected charm and finesse.

"This is a tribute from winemaker Liam Anderson to his father, David, from neighbouring vineyards, blended to the style on hand. French and American oak employed. This release is 140 dozen.

Lots of choc-mint ice cream, pulpy blackcurrant, mulberry, anise, cinnamon, and a lift of red cherry, almost maraschino, and then some brick dust and paperbark tree bark. Very fragrant, a touch spicy, succulent, soft, flowing, thick and yet comforting in its opulent and surprisingly fresh flow. Wonderfully balanced in its potency and generosity, silky, velvety, unctuous and darn good. It ticks a lot of boxes, and yet out of the box too, and a style that the sardonic and somewhat hip seem obtuse to. And yet it finds a groove, and appeal, and massive charm. Away we go."
95 Points - Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, Drink: 2024 - 2037