Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 12/08-29/09/2020 (Page 11)

bine vonio the drop halliday winery of the year wine on awards hallida companion henschke henschke alle henschke hill of grace eden valley 2015 henschke keyneton euphonium 2014 winery of $900 single price the colour is crimson-purple and the beautifully balanced fruit flavours are vibrantly fresh longevity $55 single price matured in 92% french and 8% american hogsheads for 18 savoury and minty it carries the henschke stamp of authenticity henschke the henschkes are one of australia's 11 first families of wine and their exceptional drops included in this year's wine awards prove their expertise henschke hersche christian henschke - one of 213 henschke mount edelstone shiraz eden valley henschke tappa pass shiraz $99.75 in any six $105 single price deep red with cherries and spice luscious soft palate tappa pass is a true old-vine shiraz and henschke barossa complexity with age $250 single price imbued with fragrant aromas of and notes of cedar through with balanced acidity and velvet tannins intervention approach to winemaking sulphur and gentle fining and filtration - has been passed down through the generations of winemakers the label is perhaps best known for its single-vineyard wines hill of fruition in the 1950s by cyril henschke who turned these quietly produced shiraz wines into the intensely perfumed concentrated and velvet-textured cult drops they are today "hill of grace is a rare wine made from a tiny four hectares of shiraz from the hill of grace vineyard in the eden vines planted by my ancestor nicolaus with authenticity of site and history." henschke's inclusion in this year's awards encompasses 29 wines with more scoring 97-99 points "we are thrilled with the recognition," the best rather than the biggest." german silesia - arrived at port misery it was an aptly named place to end up after a 98-day voyage during which henschke's wife and two of his children remarried and purchased land in keyneton where he planted a small vineyard with riesling and shiraz fast forward more than 150 years and the winery is still family owned; the henschkes are now one of australia's 11 first families of and his viticulturist wife prue took over biodynamic practices they've also added two further the cool-climate lenswood subregion of vintagecellars.com.au