The Heathcote Region, widely recognized as one of Australia's premium shiraz producing areas, is situated in Central Victoria approximately 120 km from Melbourne. Residing to the north of the Great Dividing Range the appellation falls from an elevation of 390m in the south declining to 120m at its northern extremity. It spans over 80km from north to south and 40km from east to west.
Naturally enough for such a large geographical area, the region embraces a variety of soils and microclimates but it is on the famed Cambrian red soils in the heart of the Heathcote appellation that the grapes from the Wanted Man single vineyard are grown. This is the essence of “Heathcote Shiraz”.
Respected wine journalist Max Allen qualified these soils as “some of the most exciting grape growing dirt in Australia”1. The soil has been formed from Cambrian rocks that are over 500 million years old and are considered to be amongst the oldest soils in Australia. This famous soil is just part of the particular teroir of our small vineyard.
1Max Allen — Australian Magazine, April 27—28 2002
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