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Henschke, Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Reviewed by: Erin Larkin
The 2019 Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the wine leads with green peppercorn, sage, bay leaf and bramble, graphite, black tea, garden rose petals and red apples. In the mouth, the tannins are very fine and curl around the back of the palate. It has a sinewy stretch that I quite like—it is lean and pliable. It's a lovely wine that is spicy and fresh and lithe. The first vintage of the Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon was in 1978. Winemaking included submerged cap maceration, no rack and return, pressed after dryness. 14% alcohol, sealed under Vinolok (hardened glass from Czechoslovakia). The Cyril Henschke vineyard comprises 25 rows of Cabernet Sauvignon, five rows of Cabernet Franc and eight rows of Merlot.
Reviewed by: Angus Hughson
The savory and brooding 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Cyril Henschke opens with muscular aromas of baked earth, blackberry, dark chocolate with a dusting and ground spices. A faint leafy note adds freshness. The 2019 is a refined, mid-weight wine. The palate takes on more olive accents and earthy tones strong with balanced, fine tannins. Enjoyable and built for her medium term.
About the Producer
Henschkes family name and reputation are now being upheld by the fifth generation, Stephen and his wife Prue. Stephen is the biochemist and winemaker and Prue is the viticulturist. Over the past 14 years, Prue`s viticultural management has breathed new life into the vineyards, which fully capitalise on some of the most remarkable old vine material in the world. Both 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. The highly sought-after Hill of Grace is the product of vines planted in the 1860s and is Australia's greatest single vineyard Shiraz. HIil of Grace and Mount Edelstone are arguably the two oldest single vineyard wines produced in Australia that tell the wine story of Australia. Henschke Rieslings are the finest in the Eden Valley and amongst the very best in Australia.
