Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2022
- 97
- $300
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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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.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
