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Henschke 'Hill Of Grace' Eden Valley Shiraz 2021
Henschke 'Hill Of Grace' Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

Henschke 'Hill Of Grace' Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

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Country / Region: Australia/Eden Valley

Grape type: Shiraz

Hill of Grace is surely one of the most evocative phrases in the world of wine. It is a translation from the German ‘Gnadenberg’, a region in Silesia, and the name given to the lovely Lutheran church that overlooks the vineyard. The 4ha single-vineyard shiraz planting is situated at the historic village of Parrot Hill 4km north-west of Henschke Cellars.

The 2021 vintage will be remembered as the standout of the decade. Despite a challenging start to the season involving frost damage and strong winds, the vines enjoyed dry weather in January and perfectly timed rain around veraison. After the coolest summer on record for 19 years, a warm autumn provided ideal ripening conditions ahead of harvest. 2021 will be remembered for complex wines with exceptional varietal expression, balance and purity.

VINIFICATION
Grapes were hand-harvested on 30th and 31st March. The fermentations were controlled with pump-overs being performed twice daily. After 7-10 days and just prior to reaching dryness, the must was gently pressed to barrel with the primary fermentation finishing in 84% French and 16% American oak (13% new and 87% seasoned) hogshead barrels. The wine aged for 18 months in oak before blending and bottling.

TASTING NOTES
Deep crimson with ruby hues. Enchanting aromas of black plum, blackberry and cassis, beautifully layered with evocative spice notes of star anise, crushed herbs and sage oil. A fine and elegant palate of complex spiced dark berries, violets and hints of cedar. Refined acidity carries the velvety tannins to a long, lingering finish

ABV 14.5%

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Henschke 'Hill Of Grace' Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

€820.00

Henschke 'Hill Of Grace' Eden Valley Shiraz 2021

Product Description

The Henschke family have been making wine at their estate in the Eden Valley since 1868. Fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke took over running the winery in 1979. Together with his viticulturist wife Prue, they have taken their two single vineyards, Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone, and transformed them into two of Australia’s most sought-after wines. Through a combination of great viticulture from Prue, who is at the forefront of re-introducing native plants into their vineyards to improve biodiversity, and winemaking from Stephen, they have built upon their inheritance and turned this traditional producer in to one that is celebrated all around the world.

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Product Reviews

Critics Review

“A beguiling and lasting landmark Hill of Grace vintage with wonderful definition, vinosity and torque.” 100 points – Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal
,br> “Knife-edge balance, incredible length, that creamy and seductive texture, silk tannins – this is an amazing wine which more than lives up to the hype. Well cellared examples should provide immense pleasure over the next forty to fifty years.” 100 points – Ken Gargett, Quill and Pad

“While its scale is breathtakingly impressive, there is thrilling elegance here, too. This is a spectacular wine from start to finish, with every molecule in its place. There is a complete directory of this vineyard’s flavours on display in this wine, seemingly cataloguing every nuance from the glorious, inaugural 1958 until the present day and delivering them in epic harmony. It seems to embrace its ancient history and communicate it in a thoroughly modern language… 2021 is a genuinely humbling wine, and it represents another chapter of wonder in the legend of this ancient land.” 20+/20 – Matthew Jukes, MatthewJukes.com

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