2025 Henschke The Nurturer, ‘Home Gardens Vineyard’ (Light Red), Eden Valley – South Australia
Light crimson. A potpourri of red plum, strawberry, dried roses and red liquorice. Soft sinuous and lacy with strawberry red plum, red cherry herb flavours, silky textures and underlying persistent red liquorice and star anise notes. A lovely pinotesque drinking style with suppleness and flow. Not a blockbuster but delicious. A great result with an underlying fruit salad of varieties. 33% counoise, 16% shiraz, 14% grenache, 13% grenache gris, 11% Carignan, 8% clairette and 5% cinsault in harvest order. Six months maturation in new (16%) and seasoned French oak puncheons. Appropriately named The Nurturer after Prue Henschke, whose work as a viticulturalist and horticulturalist has inspired several generations now. Drink now – 2028 13% alc 93 points
2024 Henschke Johann’s Garden Grenache Mataro, Barossa Valley – South Australia
Medium deep crimson. Scented-plums, blackberry, touch graphite aromas with herb notes. Well concentrated and beautifully balanced wine with plentiful juicy musky dark plum, blackberry, raspberry fruits, attractive mid-palate richness/ buoyancy and fresh minerally/ graphite textures. Lovely composition and impact. Fruit driven and spicy with ripe grenache nicely foiled against the torque and frame of mataro. A masterclass in blending. Fab. 60% grenache, 40% mataro. Ten months maturation in new (3%) and seasoned oak hogsheads. Based on 35+ years old vines. Drink now – 2035 14.5 % alc 95 points
2023 Henschke Keyneton Euphonium Vineyard Selection (Dry Red), Barossa – South Australia
Deep crimson. Lifted inky dark cherry, dark plum, cassis aromas with fragrant herb notes. Generous and velvety with abundant dark cherry pastille, blackcurrant glacé, supple ripe tannins and underlying notes of marzipan and roasted notes. Black olive/herb/ minerally notes emerge at the finish giving further line and length. An exemplary 65th vintage! 65% shiraz, 33% cabernet sauvignon, 2% cabernet franc, 69% Eden Valley, 31% Barossa Valley. 17 Months maturation in new (10%) and seasoned French oak hogsheads. Drink now – 2038+ 14.5% alc 96 points
2023 Henschke Marble Angel Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley – South Australiaia
Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, black olive, hint leafy aromas with roasted chestnut notes. Classical claret style with fresh blackcurrant, dark plum, touch leafy flavours, fine grained/ bittersweet tannins, attractive mid-palate volume and underlying roasted walnut notes. Grainy/ leafy finish. Generous and vigorous. 50 year+ vines, Light Pass subregion. 17 months maturation in new (13%) and seasoned French oak hogsheads. Drink now – 2040 14.5% alc 94 points
2023 Henschke Tappa Pass Shiraz, Barossa – South Australia
Medium deep crimson. Blackberry, brambly aromas with liquorice notes. Silky/ velvety in texture with ample ripe dark berry fruits, some bittersweet/ chinotto notes, supple tannins and well-integrated roasted chestnut/ walnut/ black olive nuances. Builds up leafy/ al dente firm at the finish. 70 year+ vines. 60% Barossa Valley, 40% Eden Valley. 17 months maturation in new (10%) and seasoned French oak hogsheads. Drink now – 2038+ 14.5% alc 94 points
2025 Henschke Stone Jar Tempranillo, Eden Valley – South Australia
Medium deep crimson. Beautiful red cherry, raspberry, chinotto, hint Campari notes. Juicy and exuberant with red cherry, raspberry fruits, plentiful slinky/ chalky textures, lovely inky density and fresh mineral acidity. Finishes bittersweet with chinotto notes. Six months maturation in 100% seasoned oak hogsheads. Drink now – 2035 13% alc 93 points
