2018 Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz - 6x75cl
15B8MESH6PK _ 2018 - Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Henschke
  • Region Eden Valley
  • Drinking 2025 - 2045
  • Case size 6x75cl
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2018 - Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Henschke
  • Region Eden Valley
  • Drinking 2025 - 2045
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £919.24 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £153.20 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £750.00 In Bond
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  • Wine Advocate, April 2023, Score: 96

    The Mount Edelstone vineyard is in Eden Valley and is 16 hectares. It was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, classifying the ungrafted, dry-grown vines here as centenarian vines (according to the Barossa Old Vine Charter) at 106 years old. The soils consist of red-brown clay-loam. The 2018 Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shiraz is 100% Shiraz, matured in a combination of 27% new and 73% seasoned oak hogsheads (77% French, 23% American) for 20 months prior to blending and bottling. This is forever one of my favorite wines at Henschke—it speaks so clearly of my perception of Eden Valley. It is equally rocky/mineral/of the earth, as it is saturated in black and red fruits. The tannins are svelte and seamless. The gentle impact of the American oak is evident in the sweet bed of plump tannin and the slight gloss to the fruit. There is a grace and beauty to the palate, as usual. While Henschke rates this great 2018 vintage as being on par with the 2015 and 2016, they put it slightly behind 2012. You make up your own mind, however I am enamored by the wines I have tasted from 2018. Super wine. Drink 2023-2053.

  • Decanter, March 2023, Score: 98

    First bottled in 1952 by Stephen Henschke's father Cyril, this renowned cuvée is likely Australia's longest consecutively produced single-site wine, from a vineyard planted in 1912. A gem of a old-vine wine in every sense (it is named for the yellow opals once found in the area), it is spectacular in this vintage. The mouthfeel is seductive and supple, carrying trademark savoury bay leaf, sage and peppercorn notes that integrate beautifully into ripe, black bramble and blood plum flavours. Structure for long ageing is assured by firm yet velvety tannins and fresh acidity. A gorgeous, opulent, complex wine that, on several tastings over three days, I preferred to Hill of Grace. Drink 2023-2045.

  • Matthew Jukes, March 2023, Score: 19+

    This is a genuinely outstanding Mount Edelstone, with glorious fruit and multi-layered complexity. The nose sings of the Eden Valley with a sage and black fruit cocktail of flavours, and the texture is pure velvet. This is a cracker of a wine and a classic Mount Edelstone to boot, and it is already bafflingly precocious. But don’t worry because behind the exultant volleys of pristine fruit lurks muscle and crunchy tannin that will propel this wine forward for two decades and more. As time ticks on I become more and more enamoured by Mount Edelstone and this is another release that will handsomely reward those who manage to track down stock. Drink 2026-2040.

  • Jancis Robinson, March 2023, Score: 17.5

    Lustrous mid crimson. Quite concentrated nose and almost claret-like impression! Quite a charge of grainy tannins on the finish and a vigorous, assertive palate impression. Ripe fruit in an obvious framework and just a little alcoholic warmth and cinnamon on the finish. Drink 2024-2038.

Producer

Henschke

In 2018, Henschke celebrated 150 years of family winemaking. Today, the estate is led by fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke and his viticulturist wife Prue. Describing themselves as ‘keepers of the flame’, they work side by side to uphold their ancestors’ traditional winemaking methods, maintaining a strong focus on fruit quality in the vineyard and attention to detail in the winery. Located in the South Australian...Read more

In 2018, Henschke celebrated 150 years of family winemaking. Today, the estate is led by fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke and his viticulturist wife Prue. Describing themselves as ‘keepers of the flame’, they work side by side to uphold their ancestors’ traditional winemaking methods, maintaining a strong focus on fruit quality in the vineyard and attention to detail in the winery. Located in the South Australian region of Keyneton, the estate makes a range of exceptional wines from sustainable vineyards. The family source grapes from the Eden Valley, Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills. Their two most iconic bottlings are the singles vineyards wines of Mount Edelstone and Hill of Grace in Eden Valley, they are two of Australia’s oldest single vineyards.Read less

Region

Eden Valley

This beautiful valley within South Australia’s Barossa has a fine reputation for lime-scented Rieslings and elegant Shiraz, most notably Henschke’s Hill of Grace. Often described as the Barossa Valley’s Garden of Eden, it is defined by its cool climate, ancient soils, and wines of wonderfully aromatic complexity.

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