Henschke Keyneton Euphonium Dry Red Blend 2022
G 96
Medium-deep crimson. Fresh raspberry pastille, dark chocolate, roasted chestnut aromas with brambly notes. Gentle pure raspberry, redcurrant, mulberry fruits with underlying dark chocolate, roasted chestnut, marzipan notes, lovely mid-palate volume and well-integrated fine chocolaty tannins. Finishes chocolaty and minerally with ample sweet red berry fruits and prominent taste of new French oak. Very much a signature Henschke red showing all the hallmarks of house style and meticulous blending. 59% Shiraz, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot. 60% Eden Valley, 40% Barossa Valley. Maturation in 20% new French oak and 80% seasoned French and American oak hogsheads for 20 months. Drink now–2036 Hentley Farm The Beauty Shiraz 2023 G 96 Deep crimson. Fresh blackberry, hint stone fruit aromas with mocha, hint shellac notes. Richly concentrated with ample blackberry, dark chocolate flavours, firm chocolaty textures and underlying wax polish, roasted chestnut notes. Finsishes Claret-firm and tight, Sculptured and high tensile with superb definition and torque. A stallion rather than a show pony. Drink 2028–2042 Hewitson Strawberry Hill Shiraz 2023 Medium-deep crimson. Fresh blackberry pastille, raspberry fruits with lovely mocha, roasted chestnut, dried rose notes. Smooth and velvety textured wine with lovely pure blackberry, raspberry fruits, fine loose- knit textures, underlying roasted chestnut, marzipan notes and persistent quartz-like freshness. Builds up cedar, hint leafy firm with chinotto/ dark chocolate/ bittersweet nuances. A beautifully balanced wine with super definition, vinosity and flow. Drink 2026–2038 Hoffmann Family Vineyards Old Vine Lowke Block Shiraz 2021 G 96 Deep colour. Lovely fresh mulberry, blackberry pastille, mocha aromas with marzipan notes. Exceptionally well concentrated with refined blackberry pastille, mocha, marzipan, hin cedar notes and persistent fine chocolaty tannins. Wax polish/ spicy notes at the finish with an aniseed kick. Beautiful wine. Drink now–2040 G 96
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