Wild Duck Creek Springflat Shiraz is the original flagship of Wild Duck Creek Estate — made every vintage since 1991, and as compelling as ever in 2023. A blend of four distinct estate-grown vineyards in the Heathcote region, crafted with a small amount of whole bunches for added texture, hand plunged, basket pressed, and matured for up to 22 months in French and American oak hogsheads, 40% new. Deep, powerful, and graceful — ripe and stewed forest berries, star anise, cinnamon, vanilla cream, and a slick of cedar, all mellifluous and deeply satisfying. Rated 94 Points by Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, July 2025. Drink now or cellar through to 2035.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Deep purple with a touch of red — the striking, vibrant colour of a Heathcote Shiraz blended from four distinct estate-grown vineyards, with the depth and intensity that 22 months in French and American oak and Wild Duck Creek’s meticulous winemaking deliver.
Aroma
Intense and inviting — ripe red fruits, chocolate, and strawberry cream, with the richness and complexity of a flagship Heathcote Shiraz. An aromatic profile that draws you in and keeps you there.
Palate
Full and indulgent — reminiscent of freshly baked pastries from a French patisserie, with a blend of creaminess and rich red fruits that is as distinctive as it is deeply satisfying. Natural acidity providing balance, freshness, and a clean finish. Complex, generous, and unmistakably Wild Duck Creek.
Pairs With
A natural companion for slow-roasted lamb, grilled beef, duck confit, and aged hard cheeses — equally rewarding now and will develop extraordinary complexity with cellaring through to 2035.
Reviews
94 Points — Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, July 2025
“This is depth and power, richness and yet a grace. Full flavour of ripe and stewed forest berries, star anise and cinnamon sticks tossed into the pot, a shake of cinnamon, some vanilla cream served on the side, a slick of cedar. All of it mellifluous.”
