Henschke Shiraz Mount Edelstone 2018
1. Introduction
This iconic wine originates from Australia, specifically the Eden Valley region within South Australia. The Henschke family's winemaking tradition spans six generations, beginning when Johann Christian Henschke emigrated from Germany and settled in the Eden Valley in the mid-19th century. The Mount Edelstone vineyard, planted exclusively to Shiraz in 1912, is one of the country's oldest single-vineyard Shiraz sites, with the first single-vineyard bottling occurring in 1952. Viticulturist Prue Henschke manages the ancient, dry-farmed, ungrafted vines using organic and biodynamic practices, highlighting the family's philosophy of minimal intervention and deep respect for the land.
2. Wine Description
The Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz typically presents a deep crimson to medium garnet colour with purple hues. The wine offers intense aromas of dark fruits, such as blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, and plum, layered with lifted herbal and savoury notes of sage, bay leaf, black pepper, and anise. On the palate, it is concentrated yet graceful, displaying rich fruit flavours like blackberry, mulberry, and red plum, underscored by savoury complexity and hints of cured meat, olive, and mint. This wine has a full body, with fine-grained, velvety tannins and vibrant acidity that provides structure for long ageing. It carries through to a long, persistent, almost endless finish. The varietal composition is 100% Shiraz. The wine's alcohol by volume (ABV) is approximately 14.5%. The vineyard uses organic and biodynamic practices. The optimal drinking window can extend for thirty years or more, depending on the vintage.
1. Introduction
This iconic wine originates from Australia, specifically the Eden Valley region within South Australia. The Henschke family's winemaking tradition spans six generations, beginning when Johann Christian Henschke emigrated from Germany and settled in the Eden Valley in the mid-19th century. The Mount Edelstone vineyard, planted exclusively to Shiraz in 1912, is one of the country's oldest single-vineyard Shiraz sites, with the first single-vineyard bottling occurring in 1952. Viticulturist Prue Henschke manages the ancient, dry-farmed, ungrafted vines using organic and biodynamic practices, highlighting the family's philosophy of minimal intervention and deep respect for the land.
2. Wine Description
The Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz typically presents a deep crimson to medium garnet colour with purple hues. The wine offers intense aromas of dark fruits, such as blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, and plum, layered with lifted herbal and savoury notes of sage, bay leaf, black pepper, and anise. On the palate, it is concentrated yet graceful, displaying rich fruit flavours like blackberry, mulberry, and red plum, underscored by savoury complexity and hints of cured meat, olive, and mint. This wine has a full body, with fine-grained, velvety tannins and vibrant acidity that provides structure for long ageing. It carries through to a long, persistent, almost endless finish. The varietal composition is 100% Shiraz. The wine's alcohol by volume (ABV) is approximately 14.5%. The vineyard uses organic and biodynamic practices. The optimal drinking window can extend for thirty years or more, depending on the vintage.
Description
1. Introduction
This iconic wine originates from Australia, specifically the Eden Valley region within South Australia. The Henschke family's winemaking tradition spans six generations, beginning when Johann Christian Henschke emigrated from Germany and settled in the Eden Valley in the mid-19th century. The Mount Edelstone vineyard, planted exclusively to Shiraz in 1912, is one of the country's oldest single-vineyard Shiraz sites, with the first single-vineyard bottling occurring in 1952. Viticulturist Prue Henschke manages the ancient, dry-farmed, ungrafted vines using organic and biodynamic practices, highlighting the family's philosophy of minimal intervention and deep respect for the land.
2. Wine Description
The Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz typically presents a deep crimson to medium garnet colour with purple hues. The wine offers intense aromas of dark fruits, such as blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, and plum, layered with lifted herbal and savoury notes of sage, bay leaf, black pepper, and anise. On the palate, it is concentrated yet graceful, displaying rich fruit flavours like blackberry, mulberry, and red plum, underscored by savoury complexity and hints of cured meat, olive, and mint. This wine has a full body, with fine-grained, velvety tannins and vibrant acidity that provides structure for long ageing. It carries through to a long, persistent, almost endless finish. The varietal composition is 100% Shiraz. The wine's alcohol by volume (ABV) is approximately 14.5%. The vineyard uses organic and biodynamic practices. The optimal drinking window can extend for thirty years or more, depending on the vintage.
