Shiraz

Heathcote, Victoria.  Beautifully perfumed bouquet with red and black fruits. The wine is pristine and poised with floral notes, gun flint and a minerality and purity  highlighting the finesse of this  cooler  vintage. The palate is seamless,  with lovely fruit texture and  finely grained tannins .  Long and powerful it will reach its peak in 2016 and drink well for 10 further years...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. After fermentation is complete, the skins are pressed off and the juice settled in tank for 48 hours. The juice is then "racked” off to French Oak barrels (45% New, 55% Old) for full malolactic fermentation which takes approximately 4 months. After malolactic fermentation is complete the wine is "racked” to tank, the barrels are cleaned, and the wine is returned to the same barrels for final barrel maturation...

 

Yarra Valley, Victoria.  "Deep, verging on inky, colour; an intense wine in every respect, taking no prisoners and a nigh-on perfect example of how much power cool-grown shiraz can generate with its moderate alcohol. And while tannins are certainly present, it's the bright blue and black fruits and attendant acidity that provide the horse power, not oak or tannin extract...

Eden Valley, S.A. The 2018 vintage, according to fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke was one 'graced by wonder', and it celebrates several significant Henschke milestones, including 60 years of Hill of Grace and 150 years of Henschke family winemaking, which now spans over six generations...   

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Very, deep red with a purple hue. The aroma is distinctively Barossa Valley: black and red, ripe fruits with a solid, concentrated core. The seamless class of perfectly rip fruit and French oak is a stand-out here. The palate structure of Ned and Henry's delivers in every aspect of the brief. The fruit flavours are full and concentrated yet soft and ...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2013

McLaren Vale, South Australia. This Shiraz shows the characters this vineyard has displayed since the start, but perhaps in a more elegant, harmonious and balanced form. Its consistency is comforting and reassuring, buttressed by blue and black fruit notes throughout...