Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2018

A$245.00

Availability
In stock
Volume
750ml
Maker
Henschke
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Varieties
Region/Country
Eden Valley, Australia
Rating
99 points

Vintages

2018

Sizes

750ml (Standard)

Description

The beautiful and historic name Mount Edelstone is a translation from the German Edelstein meaning ‘gemstone’, a reference to small yellow opals once found in the area. The Mount Edelstone Vineyard was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas who founded The South Australian Company and played a significant part in the formation and establishment of South Australia. Unusual for its time, the vineyard was planted solely in Shiraz. The ancient 500-million-year-old geology in the vineyard has given rise to soils that are deep red-brown clay-loam to clay, resulting in low yields from the dry-grown, ungrafted centenarian vines. First bottled as a single-vineyard wine in 1952 by fourth-generation Cyril Henschke, by the time Cyril purchased the vineyard from Colin Angas in 1974, Mount Edelstone was already well entrenched as one of Australia’s greatest shiraz wines. Crafted by the Henschke family for over 60 years now, Mount Edelstone is arguably the longest consecutively-produced, single-vineyard wine in Australia.

Rating

Score
99 points
Reviewer
James Halliday
Review

Glorious wine. Untold depths of the richest blackberry and plum fruit with a magically bright finish ex-livewire acidity.

Specifications

Serving Temp.
16-18 °C
Alcohol
14.5%
Cellar until
Now - 2053
Food pairing
Beef and Venison

Tasting Profile

Nose
Deep ruby with ruby hues. Spicy, complex and dark fruited aromas of blackberry, dark red plum and blueberry, with sage, bay leaf, thyme, anise, black pepper, nutmeg and cedar.
Palate
A rich, plush and beautifully integrated palate offers layers of spicy dark fruits, pepper, sage, musk and clove, balanced by bright acidity, excellent depth and long and elegant fine, velvety tannins.

Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2018

Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2018
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