Heemskerk Trio

Coal & Derwent Valley, Tasmania –
Founded by Graham Wiltshire in 1975, taken over by Roederer, bought by Josef Chromy, sold to Pipers Brook Vineyard and then to Cellarmasters, redeveloped by Fosters, made by Tasmanian Anna Pooley and admired by all who have tasted.

So runs the short, but rather busy, history of an icon Tasmanian wine label. While the fruit is proudly Tasmanian it is now southern in origin rather than from the original Heemskerk vineyard, ownership of which is split between Jansz and Pipers Brook these days.

2009 Heemskerk Riesling is a masterpiece of style and poise. It has everything from floral to citrus with tropical fruit basket notes of guava too. The balance in the mouth is superb; there’s no strident acid just a beautiful harmony between ripe, soft fruit and crispness. Maturation in large, old French oak is the key to the style. Fruit is from Coal Valley’s Riversdale Vineyard.

2007 Heemskerk Chardonnay is a well bred wine. Perfect fruit, stunningly fragrant oak and long term maturation on lees has produced a muscular style of chardonnay with backbone but just the right amount of white peach and richness of texture. It rivals Eileen Hardy and Petaluma for class. Fruit is from Coal Valley’s Tolpuddle Vineyard.

2008 Heemskerk Pinot Noir is (typically for the variety) the most fascinating of the trio. The wine is so pure and precise that a change in your mood, a little food, a taste of another wine, a longer while in the glass all elicit a new aroma and taste to ponder. Primary fruit is to the fore which will allow bottle age to give secondary complexity. You might find red berries, plummy nuances, rose petal, fresh rosemary, charry oak, mocha/cocoa and a silky texture. Derwent Valley’s Lowestoft Vineyard, managed by Fred Peacock of Bream Creek fame, is the source of the fruit.

These wines are in strictly limited supply but we have taken some dollars off as a SPECIAL OFFER on the trio.

Heemskerk Trio NOW $150 (RRP $164)

Sorry, no discount vouchers can be used in conjunction with this special offer.