Henschke Mount Edelstone Eden Valley Shiraz 2017
Henschke Mount Edelstone Eden Valley Shiraz
Region: Eden Valley, South Australia
Vintage: 2017
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Shiraz
ABV: 14.5%
Notes: Vegetarian, Vegan, Sustainable
Deep crimson with ruby hues. Intense aromas of black currant, blackberry, blueberry, and black cherry with lifted notes of sage, bay leaf, crushed herbs, black pepper, anise and hints of cedar. The palate is rich and complex with well-defined blackberry, and red plum carried by seamless, velvety tannins for an almost endless finish.
The 16 hectare Mount Edelstone vineyard, situated at 400 metres above sea level in the Eden Valley, was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas, who founded South Australia. Unusual for its time, only Shiraz was planted. First bottled as a single-vineyard wine in 1952 by Cyril Henschke, Mount Edelstone is the longest continuously produced single-vineyard Shiraz in Australia. The ancient 500-million-year-old soils are deep red-brown clay-loam to clay, resulting in low yields from over 100 year-old dry-farmed, ungrafted centenarian vines. Organic and biodynamic practices in the vineyard are supported with undervine mulching and permanent cover crops. Three quarters of the vines are trained on a Scott Henry trellis to increase sun exposure and promote earlier ripening; the remainder are on original two-wire trellises to allow a drooping canopy and reduce shoot vigour.
The Henschke family have been making wine at their estate in the Eden Valley since 1868. Fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke took over running the winery in 1979. Together with his viticulturist wife, Prue, they have taken their two single vineyards, Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone, and transformed them into two of Australia’s most sought-after wines. Through a combination of great viticulture from Prue, named ‘Outstanding Viticulturalist 2020’, who is at the forefront of re-introducing native plants into their vineyards to improve biodiversity, and winemaking from Stephen, they have built upon their inheritance and turned this traditional producer into one that is celebrated all around the world
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