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Henschke, Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2010
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Reviewed by: Angus Hughson
The 2010 Shiraz Mount Edelstone is classic and built for the long haul. Scents of perfumed blackberry, rubbed sage and white pepper are all beautifully even and refined. The palate possesses immaculate balance with powerful fruit, tensile tannins and extreme length on the finish. This is superb but needs serious time.
Reviewed by: Erin Larkin
The 2010 Mount Edelstone Vineyard leads with crushed rocks, black pepper, sage, bay leaf, blackberry and tapenade. This is a spice-driven, meaty iteration of the Mount Edelstone Shiraz; it is eminently savory and long through the finish. The persistence of the wine is impressive and enduring. It is very good. It has a pH of 3.48, 6.99 grams per liter of total acidity and 14.5% alcohol. Sealed under screw cap. According to Henschke: "A wet winter replenished the soil moisture. Spring was mild, with rains continuing into early summer, making it the wettest year since 2005. Heat spikes and cool changes throughout summer resulted in vintage starting early and producing exceptional quality fruit with great acid balance."
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.
