Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Henschke |
Label Name: | Mount Edelstone Shiraz |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Eden Valley, Barossa, South Australia |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | 100% Shiraz |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Notable scores: Wine Enthusiast 95; Wine. com notes Cellar Selection; James Suckling 94; James Halliday ~96; Jancis Robinson ~17+/20. Cellaring potential: 20–30+ years depending on conditions
Tasting Note
Brooding black and blue fruits (blackberry, cassis), violets, black pepper, sage and licorice with toasty chocolate oak. Silky yet powerful, fine-grained tannins and bright acid lead to a long, savory, mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled or roasted lamb, beef, venison, barbecued short ribs, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ, char siu, Peking duck, Sichuan beef or spicy lamb dishes, Malaysian satay.
Production Method
Hand-harvested centenarian, dry‑grown vines; de-stemmed and fermented in small open/concrete fermenters; matured ~18 months in French and American hogsheads (c.27% new); sealed under screw cap.
Vineyard Info
Henschke is a family estate (since 1868). Mount Edelstone, planted 1912, is a dry‑grown, ungrafted single-vineyard shiraz managed with organic/biodynamic practices and very low yields.