Henschke Stone Jar Tempranillo 2025
- 95
- $65
- Drink by: 2026-2041
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This 100% Tempranillo from Eden Valley has been a favourite of mine since I first tasted the early vintages several years ago. Matured for six months in seasoned oak hogsheads, the aim is to highlight the bright red fruit expression that is such a hallmark of the variety. Aromas reveal raspberry, earthy notes and a touch of cherry cola. The medium-weight palate delivers that appealing rustic and savoury combination that works so well with Tempranillo, while bright red fruits provide freshness and energy. This was an excellent vintage and the wine captures it beautifully.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
