1996 Henschke Johann's Garden

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93 points

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  7/30/2021 - JerM wrote:

  (Paul's) Plushy plums, cupboard, sour plums, dusty. Soft and lacy. Needed time (2hrs), dried florals and fresh juicy fruit.

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  7/30/2021 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points

  Drinks with Jerming (Casa Esperanza): This was really nice. Not quite Southern Rhone, but delicious in a very Aussie way. The nose was a bit tight at first, with some musty carpet and old cupboard must, but this all blew off and opened up beautifully over the night to show lovely notes of dried cherries and plums, dusty earth, brush herbs, and wafts of eucalyptus, even a touch of dried flower petals that came up with time. Very nice. The palate was very light on its feet, with lots of fresh acidity and just that touch of fine tannins framing juicy notes of black cherries and plums, all liberally seasoned with lovely bits of dried earth, preserved sour plums and dried eucalyptus, a touch of coffee beans, and just a little hint of crushed beetles. All very Aussie. Decent finish too - bright and juicy, with a squeeze of citrus acidity to go with dried fruit and more earthy notes. Served blind, I thought it was a mid-1990s GSM, and probably Henschke given the stylings. I wondered where all that freshness came from though - whether it was natural or (more likely) a judicious use of acidification. Whatever the case, this was a delight to drink.

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  10/23/2011 - skoppel wrote: 94 Points

  A beast of a wine. In full maturity with violets, licorice and chocolate all picked out on the palate with a wonderful undertow of dirt. Shows you what can be done with the grape. Tasted with a grenache blend from Languedoc and the terroir comparison was quite interesting. This wine still has a few years left in it.

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