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Vinea Marson Heathcote Sangiovese 2006 Bit late in getting round to tasting this but now I’ve started my attack on the local Sangiovese pile in earnest. It’s looking good too. Subtle aromatics of licorice, dark cherry, dried herb and earth lead in to an absolutely top palate that offers open knit suede like tannins, dry and grainy, but very smooth - certainly a wine that would appeal to the keenest of tannin freaks. The flavours are of licorice and dark cherry with a sprinkling of red berries - it sounds dark but tastes quite fresh. Long too. And with all that I should add that it drinks beautifully too - sometimes we forget. Local benchmark I think. Drink : 2009 - 2016 94 Points Gary Walsh, Winorama This raised the bar for my perception of what Sangiovese is capable of in the Heathcote region. It's a focused, bright and well-structured wine. crooning with savoury flavour: almond, chocolate, earth, tar and juicy cherry. It will please both savoury hunters and the sweet-fruit hunters. There is also a bit of weight to the flavours. In other words, just about anyone will love this. Campbell Mattinson, Gourmet Traveller Wine Opens up really well on the palate with dried herbs, warm chocolate, almonds and earth. It has both a distinct old world touch to a new world wine and should age well over time. 92 points Anthony D'Anna Sangiovese is a variety which I thought would be suited to the Heathcote region. Red garnet in colour, this medium bodied wine displays characters of strawberries, dark cherries and vanilla on the nose. The palate contains all of the previous flavours integrated with the fine grained French oak and dusty tannins. A wine for medium term cellaring for 5 to 10 years. Mario Marson The name will mean a lot to a lot of people – because this is Mario Marson’s new label, produced off his own Heathcote property. The reason the name will mean a lot is that Mario was the winemaker at Mount Mary for many years and more recently, made the Jasper Hill wines with Ron Laughton. Impressive pedigree for an impressive person – as if that wasn’t enough, Mario has also been something of a winemaking mentor to Franco D’Anna at the can’t-put-a-foot-wrong Hoddles Creek Estate winery. The below wines were made off relatively young vines, and are an impressive debut. Before long a nebbiolo will be added to the range – this is a new label to look out for. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, WINEFRONT MONTHLY