Heartland Directors’ Cut Shiraz 2021

A concentrated premium Shiraz with dark fruit, oak spice, and serious structure. Powerful, polished, and built for richer dishes.

The 2021 Directors’ Cut Shiraz is the flagship wine of Heartland Wines, created as a bold yet polished expression of Shiraz from Langhorne Creek, one of South Australia’s oldest and most distinguished wine regions. The name Directors’ Cut refers to the winery’s practice of selecting only the finest parcels of fruit each year – a careful edit that ensures this bottling reflects the ultimate potential of the vintage.

In 2021, conditions delivered fruit of outstanding quality, and the resulting wine is both powerful and refined.

In the glass, it shows a deep, inky purple hue with aromas of blackberry, black plum, and dark cherry, lifted by notes of mocha, vanilla, fennel, and subtle pepper spice.

The palate is plush and layered, with concentrated dark fruits woven with anise, clove, and chocolate, supported by velvety tannins and fresh acidity that keep the richness in balance. Maturation for 14 months in French and American oak hogsheads – 60% of which were new – adds texture and complexity while ensuring the fruit remains at the core.

The finish is long and savoury, echoing dark fruit and spice with a polished, modern edge. While drinking beautifully now, the wine has the structure and balance to age gracefully for 8–12 years, developing greater savoury nuance and earthy complexity over time.