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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 95 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by GeorgeSW on 12/18/2023 & rated 94 points: Beautiful dark fruit, blueberry. Cherry, tobacco, silky smooth with smooth tannins. Likely at its peak. Drink now to enjoy (239 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 1/27/2023 & rated 94 points: Still superb!
But not long to go now, at age 21.
Great fruit and lovely texture. (538 views) | | | Tasted by thehaymans on 6/29/2022: Bricking on the edges. Tobacco, sour cherries and long finish drinking perfectly right now. (881 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 1/1/2022 & rated 94 points: Still a wonderful Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot blend.
True harmony in every respect. Great fruit and lovely texture.
Probably nearing the end of its drinking life but what a great journey, we’ve been drinking and enjoying since 2004. (1165 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 4/13/2021 & rated 95 points: Still fantastic,
Drank to send off a terrific friend!
Great memories shared over a great wine. (1547 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 9/3/2020 & rated 95 points: Still exceptional.
The finesse, the flavour ....it’s just simply great!
Toasted an old cricket friend who we sent off tonight. Rest in peace Capes, a British Lion forever. (1678 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 5/10/2020 & rated 96 points: Still superb at age 18, well done Henschke family, an awesome vino.
Fruit still bountiful, mouthfeel still smooth as silk, long finish and completely in balance. So pleased we still have more.
Over our married life, my wife and I have drunk more of this wine/vintage than any other wine ....what a winner! (1695 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 5/18/2018 & rated 95 points: Still a superb SA red blend. Shared with friends and all raved about it.
Great fruit, lovely mouthfeel, long finished and beautiful balance. (2974 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 3/31/2018 & rated 95 points: Still superb!
Last bottle less impressive, may have been tainted.
Tonight’s was sublime, magnificent fruit, beautiful mouthfeel and extra long finish. (2726 views) | | | Tasted by Steven Loh on 6/26/2017 & rated 93 points: great nose short on length (3654 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 10/20/2016 & rated 95 points: Still superb red blend. Smooth as silk and lovely mouth coating texture. Oodles of dark fruit, just enough acidity and gentle but still present very mild tannins. So pleased we still have 12 in the cellar! (4231 views) | | | Tasted by peter.mancell@mfg.com.au on 8/28/2016 & rated 95 points: 3 years on, still a great SA red blend.
See prior note ....fantastic we still have 13 remaining, lucky us! (4199 views) | | | Tasted by JulianSkeels on 3/7/2016 & rated 92 points: For some reason this is my first note - halfway through 3 cases! Initially showing a nice mature rim but lots of oak still on the nose and disjointed with alcohol showing. Really needs 2hrs in a decanter to settle, when it shows a lovely rich mouthfeel. Not a dense, jammy wine - much more elegant, with savoury and subtle spices (rather than white pepper) with strawberry and blackberry flavours. Very good and has plenty of acidity to hold. Drink now to 2025. Love Henschke. (3976 views) | | | Tasted by MacLizardking on 12/10/2015 & rated 92 points: Pretty massive now and sediment heavy ... too fruit n booze on opening for me ... however ... after a careful decant and breathing (4 hours plus) this utter gem opened up and revealed juicy depth of flavour and amazing nose that proved this £33pounder was a real deal. No idea how much longer this has to run (not long I suspect...) but was an utter joy for me on a chilly night in front of the log burner...just me and the dog and a juicy steak and yorkshires with gravy! Cheers...x (4135 views) | | | Tasted by JS1056 on 10/23/2015 & rated 90 points: PnP. Big wine. Dark fruits, with spice overlay. There was some alcohol at first but it blew off quickly. Although rustic at first, this became an elegant wine.
I was pretty tired after flying across the country on a very early flight and my perception was a little dull but this was extremely enjoyable. (3421 views) | | | Tasted by wkkan on 9/12/2015 & rated 93 points: This is a great one. Maybe at it's peak. (2917 views) | | | Tasted by hkm520240 on 9/11/2015 & rated 92 points: 70% Shiraz, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot.
Fresh and elegant on the nose along with spice, blackberry, plum and mocha.
Good weight on palate, exhibits mocha notes, milk chocolate and subtle ripe fruits with smooth texture and nice long spicy finish. It is a joy to drink now and slightly prefer this to the 2002 Nine Popes. (2731 views) | | | Tasted by hkm520240 on 9/10/2015 & rated 92 points: Australia 2002 horizontal tasting on cooling-off day (Extra Space, Boon Keng): 70% Shiraz, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot.
Fresh and elegant on the nose along with spice, blackberry, plum and mocha.
Good weight on palate, exhibits mocha notes, milk chocolate and subtle ripe fruits with smooth texture and nice long spicy finish. It is a joy to drink now and slightly prefer this to the 2002 Nine Popes. (2476 views) | | | Tasted by Battersea James on 12/1/2014 & rated 88 points: Less smooth than the previous bottle. A little too rich on the palate for me with the alcohol showing through. Less balanced than previously. However, still very drinkable. (2940 views) | | | Tasted by G.M. on 11/14/2014 & rated 90 points: Argh, the perils of judging a wine on a limited sample. This seemed oaky and boring until the last 50 mL of a bottle shared between two. Quite suddenly, the oak blew off, and the developing complexity and subtley of the wine revealed itself. In retrospect this should have been decanted for at least 2hr. Hold and/or decant and the quality of this wine should be apparent. (90+ Good wine) (2879 views) | | | Tasted by the shrub on 8/26/2014 & rated 93 points: Which an excellent lasagne. Really impressive bottle- smooth, full, rounded. Excellent midpoint between being big and some secondary flavours. No ill effects despite 14.5% alcohol (3119 views) | | | Tasted by Battersea James on 8/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Vibrant colour - well balanced with smooth tannins and plenty of fruit still. Medium length. Drinking really well. (3090 views) | | | Tasted by Captain Haddock on 7/8/2014 & rated 92 points: Chock-full of fruit after 12 years, this has that luscious creamy quality of the best shiraz but has some elegance and finesse, and a long, satisfying finish. (3541 views) | | | Tasted by diminiko on 6/21/2014 & rated 94 points: - Garnet color and aromas of blackberry and black currant. It's balanced with a medium body. Juicy texture with a medium finish. (2555 views) | | | Tasted by Charogers on 6/1/2014 & rated 91 points: Very nice, elegant, resolved tannins. Black fruits, tobacco and vanilla. I drank it as people said the fruit was going and it was getting past it. Not a bit of that in this bottle - maybe it's at the peak but I didn't get the sense this was leaving the house anytime too soon (2488 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Henschke Producer website
FIRST GENERATION – 1803-1873
Johann Christian Henschke
Johann Christian Henschke, born on December 24, 1803, departed from Kutschlau in the province of Brandenburg in the summer of 1841, and after an ill-fated 98-day voyage aboard the Skjold, arrived in South Australia on October 27. His wife Appolonia Wilhelmine, and six-year-old son Johann Friedrich Wilhelm died during the voyage and were buried at sea; nine-month-old daughter Johanne Luise died while they were awaiting departure from Hamburg. Johann Christian’s brother, Johann Martin, and his family also made the journey aboard the Skjold, while their other brother, Johann Georg, and his family followed on the August in 1856.
Upon arrival, with his two surviving children (Johann Gottlieb and Johann August), Johann Christian stayed briefly at Klemzig and Hahndorf, before settling for a time at Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills, where in 1843 he married Dorothea Elisabeth Schmidt, with whom he was to have eight more children. In 1847, after Johann Christian and many of the other Lobethal founders became naturalised and eligible to purchase land, he and his family” settled at Krondorf village near Bethany in the Barossa Valley, where the house and outbuildings still stand today.
In 1862 he purchased land in the North Rhine district (later renamed Keyneton) of the Barossa Range, so named because it was thought the area was capable of producing good quality wine. Initially travelling by foot from Krondorf to North Rhine, he started to develop his property by adopting the traditional self-sufficient farming methods of his homeland, and with the help of his son Paul Gotthard, planted a small vineyard. A farmer and mason by trade, Johann Christian built a small two-storey cellar into the side of the hill for the first vintages of riesling and shiraz, with the first sales in 1868.
THE FIFTH GENERATION
Being mindful of their role as custodians
Stephen and Prue continue to craft their white wines with a focus on purity, while their red wines have a strong focus on terroir, using traditional winemaking techniques.
“Prue and I are the current ‘keepers of the flame’. Just as earlier generations have done, we want to manage the vineyards and winery so they can be passed on to the next generation in better condition than we inherited them. The last 50 years have been an incredible journey for the Australian wine industry. Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone are arguably the two oldest single vineyard wines produced in this country that tell the wine story of Australia. Our vision would not be complete without the expectation that future generations will uphold and perpetuate our belief that such ancient and unique single-vineyard sites can produce exceptional wines that are prized for their beauty and rarity.”
– Stephen Henschke
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