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Henschke Lenswood Abbotts Prayer(1999)

Grape Variety
85% merlot, 10% cabernet sauvignon and 5%
cabernet franc grown on Stephen and Prue
Henschke’s Lenswood vineyard in the
Adelaide Hills.

Wine Description
Bright crimson in colour. Sweet lifted violets,
mulberry, blueberry with hints of cassis. Slight
autumn tones of mushrooms, leafy ferns, autumn
leaves with sappy hints (merlot is unique in
the way, it brings ripe mature fruit and sappy
forest aromas together). Sweet, ripe and more
intense than expected, complex and textured
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Frosty
September 2007
The 1996 and 2001 are great too!
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Wine.com
June 2007
85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc grown on Stephen and Prue Henschke's Lenswood vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. Bight crison in color. Sweet lifted violets, mulberry, blueberry with hints of cassis. Slight autumn tones of mushrooms, leafy ferns, autumn leaves with sappy hints (merlot is unique in the way it brings ripe mature fruit and sappy forest aromas together). Sweet, ripe and more intense than expected, complex and textured with layers of silky chewy tannins that last on a long extended finish. This wine will start to come into is own in 2009. Serve with venison, mushrooms, and chestnuts.
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International Wine Cellar
Jul-02
87/100
July 2007
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Wine Spectator
90/100
June 2007
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Wine Spectator
09/30/02
90/100
September 2002
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