{"product_id":"paul-osicka-heathcote-shiraz-2022","title":"Paul Osicka Heathcote Shiraz 2022","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePaul Osicka Shiraz 2022\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eEstablished in 1955, Paul Osicka is Heathcote's oldest producer, and the 2022 Shiraz is a stunning, richly powerful expression of the region shaped by a near-perfect growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eEstablished in 1955 by former Czech vigneron Paul Osicka, this is Heathcote's oldest producer, with the 2022 vintage marking the 67th anniversary of the vineyard's planting. Today, grandson Simon tends 10 hectares of Shiraz vines, producing a rich and highly revered wine that always disappears quickly from the shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eFollowing the dry, hot 2018, 2019, and 2020 vintages, Heathcote enjoyed two good winters and a consistently warm, rather than hot, lead into the 2022 harvest. Simon Osicka ranks the season alongside 2010 and 2015, calling it a very special vintage for red wine from the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eRecent investment in processing and sorting equipment means the fruit is gently processed, sorted, and moved by gravity, without pumping. Only pure, perfectly ripened berries make it into the small open-top fermenters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eThe wine spends around 28 days on skins before pressing and maturation in French oak vessels, 60% of which are large oak vats of 2,000 litres or more. New oak makes up around 20% of the blend. The wine was racked once before blending and bottling in June 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eRich and powerful yet possessing sublime refinement, this is a stunning example of Heathcote Shiraz. It has an impenetrable inky-black, dark-purple colour with a dark purple-black tinged hue. The expressive, fragrant nose offers liquorice, violet, red and dark plum, blackberry, and blueberry, woven with vanillin cedar, choc mint, fennel, and pepper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eRich, sleek, and powerful, the perfectly proportioned palate is expansive and plush, layering blackberry, liquorice, red and dark plum, and blueberry with spicy vanillin cedar, subtle earth, choc mint, and peppered fennel. Seamlessly integrated, velvet-smooth tannins provide the framework, while magical balance keeps the finish graceful, fresh, exceptionally long, and polished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrink: \u003c\/b\u003eOver the next 8–10 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e•\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e          \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlcohol: \u003c\/b\u003e14.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuy Paul Osicka Shiraz 2022 Online\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eShop this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/themelbwinestore.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003epremium win\u003c\/a\u003ee online through \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/themelbwinestore.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Melbourne Wine Store\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\"\u003eOrder online and enjoy convenient \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/themelbwinestore.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewine delivery\u003c\/a\u003e across Melbourne, Victoria, and Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paul Osicka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49314539634907,"sku":"9369999043766","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/5197\/1547\/files\/Untitleddesign-74.webp?v=1789721682","url":"https:\/\/themelbwinestore.com.au\/products\/paul-osicka-heathcote-shiraz-2022","provider":"The Melbourne Wine Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}