Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 2021
The Wine
100 Pts Ken Gargett ‘Knife-edge balance, incredible length, that creamy and seductive texture, silk tannins – this is an amazing wine which more than lives up to the hype.
99 Pts James Halliday Wine Companion 'This release will go down in the annals of Australian fine wine as one of the classic releases for Hill of Grace. With a strong vintage and even stronger pedigree, the gnarled old, circa 1860s-planted, shiraz vines have really come up with the goods with this release and as I sit to taste this wine with Stephen Henschke, he shakes his head and says, ‘it just amazes me that my grandmother’s grandfather planted these vines’. The eagle-eyed will notice a skip in vintage. The yields were down horribly in 2020 across all the Henschke vineyards but man, did 2021 deliver. Super bright magenta/crimson in the glass with a wonderfully deep aromatic profile. Doris plum, blackberry and black cherry with hints of mace, sage, panforte, cedar, dark chocolate, tapenade, pepper, charcuterie, graphite, crushed quartz and violets. From the aromatic detail to the amplitude, purity and flow of fruit, the wine is absolutely on song with stunning length of flavour and presence on the palate, sailing away slowly with tight, fine-grained tannins and the most graceful of travels on the palate. An absolute classic for this wine.'
99 Pts Tyson Stelzer ‘I love the effortless, understated calm that it projects amidst profound concentration, heightened exoticism and mesmerising line.’
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The Details
Variety - Shiraz
Country - Australia
Region - South Australia
Sub Region - Eden Valley
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2021
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
The Henschke family has been making wine since Johann Christian Henschke planted a small vineyard on his diverse farming property at Keyneton in 1862. Today, it is fifth-generation Stephen Henschke and his wife Prue at the helm, passionately upholding the family name and reputation. This highly regarded team has won a multitude of awards that recognise the complementary nature of their roles - Stephen as winemaker and Prue as viticulturist. Huon Hooke
