Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 2017

A glorious statement of this 160-plus year old vineyard. There is so much of the vineyard DNA in this wine but with the distinctive stamp of the long, cool 2017 vintage providing a brightness of purity that only comes in rare vintages. That old vine fruit is aged in a mix of 29% new and the balance in seasoned oak for 18 months with a mix of French and American. Exotic spices with sage and traces of rosemary. The palate has a delightful minerally purity and vitality that delivers to a long finish – no, long underplays the finish; it’s longer than long. Lots of similarities with the Hill of Roses but with greater depth of fruit intensity and complexity. Wonderful stuff.