Henschke Five Shillings 2023
- 91
- $37
- Drink by: 2024-2030
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There’s a lot of history celebrated here. A blend of Shiraz and Mataro, the wine represents the style of dry red first made at Henshcke back in the 1860s. Shiraz (75%) takes the lead role playing bass notes in sweet black fruits, bramble and plum, while Mataro brings some scintillating high notes in a stunning display of herbals and florals. Dried herbs – sage, fennel, black pepper – bring an arresting edge to the wine, an extra point of interest in what is already an attractive Barossan red. Earth, aniseed and dark chocolate fill out a juicy and mighty tasty palate. It’s an easy decision to open now and enjoy.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
