Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2022

With this vintage, the Henschke’s celebrate an astonishing 70 years of releases from this legendary Eden Valley vineyard. The vineyard has actually been around considerably longer, providing Shiraz for 110 years, but good things take time. Maturation is for twenty months in French oak hogsheads, 8% of them new. Organic and biodynamic practices are used, as they are through the Henschke range. Blood red/maroon, the nose is a veritable herb garden. There are aromas weaving through tobacco leaves, sage, chocolate, cinnamon and nutmeg with a touch of vanilla from the deftly handled oak, bay leaves, black olives and black fruits. The balance is immaculate and the tannins as silky is one could wish. A wine of great length which will surely sit among the very best from this extraordinary vineyard, when we look back in the years to come. Recent experience has confirmed that there is no reason to think this will not last for thirty years at least, although there is also no reason to wait that long.