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Henschke Shiraz Eden Valley Mount Edelstone Vineyard(1995)
100% 90-year-old-vine shiraz grown in the Eden Valley wine region.
Technical Details
Alcohol: 14% | pH: 3.62 | Acidity: 5.6 g/L
Maturation
Matured in 90% new, 10% used French (67%) and American (33%) hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling.
Deep crimson in colour with a purple hue. Powerful, ripe aromas of blackberry and plum with complexing hints of star anise, ferns, eucalypt and dark chocolate. The palate is an intense and concentrated blend of sweet, juicy plum pudding fruit and structured ripe tannin. With mouthfilling read more...
Technical Details
Alcohol: 14% | pH: 3.62 | Acidity: 5.6 g/L
Maturation
Matured in 90% new, 10% used French (67%) and American (33%) hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling.
Deep crimson in colour with a purple hue. Powerful, ripe aromas of blackberry and plum with complexing hints of star anise, ferns, eucalypt and dark chocolate. The palate is an intense and concentrated blend of sweet, juicy plum pudding fruit and structured ripe tannin. With mouthfilling read more...
- Jancis Robinson
- 15/20
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May 2008
- Muted compared to the 1996 and more evolved though in a minor key. Slight cheesiness and rusty nails quality. Sweet, almost syrupy start with slightly too little acidity to keep it appetising. Short.
