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Henschke new releases tasting with Prue Henschke
Prince Wine Store - Bank Street
Tasted November 1, 2012 by AlexGarner with 466 views
Introduction
A tasting for the launching of the 2009 Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz and the rest of the current releases with Prue Henschke.
Flight 1 - The whites (2 notes)
White
2012 Henschke Pinot Gris Littlehampton Innes Vineyard
95 points
This an exquisite Gris, with a beautiful fruit nose with almost bubblegum florals that is complex but focussed.
The palette has a rich, textural mouth coating with chewy stone fruit, pear and a spicy mineral finish.
The palette has a rich, textural mouth coating with chewy stone fruit, pear and a spicy mineral finish.
White
2012 Henschke Riesling Julius
92 points
A generous, fleshy-fruit nose with musky florals and a precise and mineral driven palette with a rounded lemon finish.
Flight 2 - The reds (5 notes)
Red
2010 Henschke Keyneton Euphonium
93 points
This has a fantastic oak perfume, full of vanillin and with a core of blackberry fruit that is quite sweet and balances nicely with spicy and tannic palette.
Red
2008 Henschke Abbotts Prayer
94 points
A nose of plums and herbs with spicy oak and tannin complemented by beautifully balanced fruit and a chocolate finish.
Red
2009 Henschke Shiraz Mount Edelstone
96 points
A dark and earthy nose with a bold, fresh herb poking through. The palette is full of silky and textural tannins with a big finish.
Red
2008 Henschke Cyril Henschke
95 points
A nose of earthy mushroom, with black fruits and blackcurrant with a spicy finish.
Red
2005 Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon Cyril Henschke
94 points
A tobacco dominated nose with some big fruit and a spicy dried fruit palette with tannin textures and a soft fruitcake finish.