Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Henschke |
Label Name: | Mount Edelstone Shiraz |
Vintage: | 2013 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Eden Valley, South Australia. |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Shiraz. |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
James Halliday: 97 points; Huon Hooke: 96 points; Decanter (Sarah Ahmed): 97 points. Cellaring potential cited to 2043–2045
Tasting Note
Concentrated blackberry, blackcurrant and plum with sage, leather, black pepper, smoked-meat and cedar notes; layered, savory, fine-grained tannins and a long, spicy finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled/roast lamb, roast beef, charcuterie, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ, Chinese braised beef, Peking duck, Sichuan pepper beef, teriyaki duck.
Production Method
Fruit from dry‑grown, ungrafted centenarian vines; fermented and matured ~18 months in hogsheads (34% new; 81% French, 19% American).
Vineyard Info
Mount Edelstone is a 100+-year-old single-vineyard in Eden Valley, bottled as a single-vineyard since 1952 and managed by Henschke for decades.