Henschke Marble Angels Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
- 95
- $78
- Drink by: 2023-2036
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Marble angels is a reference to Julius Henschke, artist and sculptor, whose work is included in Adelaide’s War Memorial. Marble angels were one of his favourite motifs. The Henschke connection runs deep because the white Angaston marble Julius worked with was quarried next to the Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard – the source of grapes for this wine – at Light Pass. Marble Angels arrives ripe fruited, soft, warm and approachable, bringing some famed Barossa Valley hospitality to the glass. The ’21 vintage was viewed as exceptional in many quarters. The richness and generosity of flavour here supports that view. Intense black fruits and lively spices dictate the style and flow of the wine while dried herbs play a supporting role providing extra detail. The wine is delivered via supple tannins, showing good balance and great concentration of fruit.
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.
