Henschke Marble Angel Vineyard 2022

Following on from the generosity and richness associated with the ’21 vintage of Marble Angel, expect a more restrained, finely-tuned angel in ’22. It remains a 100 per cent, single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from Light Pass in the Barossa Valley, and it comes with an equal amount, possibly more, ageing ability than the previous release such is its more streamlined, linear expression. It’s a gently restrained Cabernet in character but still explores a richness of varietal intensity in Aussie bush notes, leaf, black pepper, crushed herbs, spice and earth surrounding a solid core of black fruits and plum fruit. Fine tannins produce a tightly formed linear wine layered, eloquent, and with great potential for further ageing. I would wait a little longer before broaching. And yes, I know it’s a hard ask.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

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.

Wine writer and critic