Description Mark Richardson, red specialist at Tyrrell’s calls Heathcote “undoubtedly Australia’s most exciting new red wine producing region.” Buying up vineyards here was the brainchild of Bruce Tyrrell – and it has yielded a red that wins huge numbers of loyal fans every year. The secrets of Heathcote lie in the unique strip of Cambrian soil, forged over 500 million years - resulting in rich dark berry fruit and trademark white pepper spice for which the region is famous.