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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 28 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 6/1/2019 & rated 92 points: Lovely nose, no a gorgeous nose with lots of green and black fruits. Very good, full fruit on the palate. Maturing, but still very good, although it seems to have faded a bit since the last time I tried this wine in 2008. (1509 views) | | | Tasted by NoelB on 4/30/2017 & rated 89 points: Lovely wine usually but this vintage was a bit flat. (2907 views) | | | Tasted by Chapel on 11/27/2014 & rated 92 points: smooth; tapered at start and finish this moderate bodied wine. It has past its prime but could still appreciate the textured wine and what it was like at prime. Still drinkable but again, it is going away to the grave (4359 views) | | | Tasted by johnh1001 on 11/15/2013 & rated 88 points: Dark fruit, coffee. Menthol and some herbal notes. Very advanced and a shorter finish that did not match the mid palate. (5009 views) | | | Tasted by Franccab on 9/29/2013 & rated 88 points: Decant it for two hours. Definitely on the tail end of life as the expected boldness was waning a bit. Quite smooth and enjoyable (4990 views) | | | Tasted by Franccab on 9/28/2013 & rated 88 points: Decanted for two hours. Nice (4017 views) | | | Tasted by Hifiguyoz on 8/23/2012 & rated 90 points: Drank this after the 1993 and really preferred the 93. Started to open up after an hour or so. Probably needs more time and to be left to breath a little more. (3599 views) | | | Tasted by 309VEB on 3/22/2011 & rated 90 points: No funk this time just smooth, well rounded fruit. This wine is drinking well and I will drink my last bottle this year. (3100 views) | | | Tasted by ed-d on 2/8/2011 & rated 93 points: Tremendous sweetness that is light & flavored with plum. Accented with eucalyptus & a hint of black tea on the finish. Very nicely done & in no way overdone. (2691 views) | | | Tasted by 309VEB on 2/7/2010 & rated 89 points: A bit of funk on the nose that slowly dissipated over 1-2 hours in a decanter. Other than the slightly funky nose the wine drank well. Very smooth with a moderately long finish. It definitely improved with time in the decanter. This bottle may have been slightly corked but it also may need more time in the bottle. I will wait a year before trying another bottle. (2852 views) | | | Tasted by andrewstevenson.com on 9/5/2008 & rated 95 points: Wine-Pages Nottingham Offline (Pretty Orchid Restaurant, Nottingham): This has a very herby blackcurrant and blackberry nose. Lovely palate. Very elegant indeed. Lovely depth and superb balance. A very classy wine indeed. (3769 views) | | | Tasted by hutch on 11/1/2007: Negociants Tasting: Still very young, but it was popped and tasted, and needed to be looked over a little bit more to get a clear impression. However, seemed like a decent if not exceptional wine. (3577 views) | | | Tasted by Vinoguy on 10/26/2007 & rated 91 points: Tasted over two nights. Night one: closed nose - just a hint of cassis. Fruit driven palate - very little complexity - clearly still youthful. Generally well balanced but with firm tannins.
Night two, after being stored in the fridge, this opened up to show a more expansive palate, nice structure and slightly more complex than the previous night. Blackcurrents, blueberries and smokey oak. The tannins were still present. Enjoyable. (3091 views) | | | Tasted by AstonM on 2/9/2006 & rated 93 points: I wish this wasn't my only bottle! This wine was a knock out from the start, gushing with mixed berries, spice, oak, and some other nuances I could sniff it all night.
the palate doesn't disappoint, black cherry cola, bitter cocoa and mint full bodied with a nice finish. (3345 views) | | | Tasted by Noto Bene on 1/8/2006 & rated 91 points: Very unique, the blend of Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot is nothing quite like I've had before. A very strong dark cherry, minty, coffee aromas. There was a depth on the palate, and a finish that lasts about 30 sec. The cherries and coffee comes thru nice and loud. Marquis has this on for $39.90 cdn which is about $13.00 off. Will go back and get a couple more to lay down. (3754 views) | | | Tasted by Vinoguy on 5/29/2005 & rated 92 points: Deep crimson in colour. The nose is intense and evolving over the space of five hours, expressing classic Shiraz fruit, mint, wood and hints of white pepper. On the palate it shows good concentration of fruit, delightful flavours of plum, cassis and blackberries, pepper and a little oak and nice balance. The finish is powerful and long. I'm glad I have a few more of these. (3635 views) | | | Tasted by futronic on 11/9/2004 & rated 85 points: 65% Shiraz, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot. Light-medium garnet colour. Aromas of buttercream, red flowers, red berries, earth, barnyard. Very synthetic. Medium bodied with cedar, tobacco, and red fruit. Moderate finish, ~30s with red fruit and wood. (3056 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 2/7/2004 & rated 89 points: Nice cherry, caramel nose; tasty cherry palate, good grip (1813 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 2/6/2004 & rated 88 points: Red Carpet: Int. nose, rich red frt, cassis, blk berry, thick vanilla; med+bod, velvety tart frty mth; big t’s, a’s, a lot to contemplate! (1202 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Campbell Mattinson
The WINEFRONT (1/1/2005)
(Henschke Keyneton Estate Shiraz Cabernet) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (2/5/2003)
(Henschke Keyneton Estate Shiraz Cabernet Malbec) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (2/7/2004)
(Henschke Keyneton Estate) Nice cherry, caramel nose; tasty cherry palate, good grip 89 points |
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| 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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