2022 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz Eden Valley 3x75cl
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CRITIC REVIEWS
Angus Hughson
The 2022 Shiraz Hill of Grace is seductive and inviting but has the integrity and structure to age beautifully. It opens with fragrances of wood smoke, dried herbs and rubbed sage against a backdrop of fleshy blackberry and subtle toasted spices. A wall of tannin on the entry slowly breaks down to reveal complex, savoury layers of flavour. The finish is lengthy and sustained but tight. Perfect tension and structure make this a great vintage for Hill of Grace.
JancisRobinson.com
Full screwcapped bottle 1,279 g. 60th release of this truly iconic wine made every year since 1958 except for 1960, 1974, 2000 and 2011. Produced from pre-phylloxera material brought from Europe in the mid-1800s. The original vines were planted around 1860 by Henschke ancestor Nicolaus Stanitzki in rich alluvial soil in a shallow fertile valley just north-west of the family winery on red-brown earth grading to deep silty loam with excellent moisture-holding capacity. This famously ancient vineyard lies opposite an old Lutheran church named after a region in Silesia known as Gnadenberg, or Hill of Grace. Severe frost hit South Australia on 11 October 2021 and then serious hail the size of ping pong balls on 28 October targeting Hill of Grace particularly. Even more hail, and rain, at the start of harvest. Small crop with Hill of Grace in particular down by 20 to 30% on an average year. Deeper, more concentrated ruby/garnet than Hill of Roses. Much more brooding, savoury and unyielding than the Hill of Roses 2022. This is a wine built to last! Delicate within the idiom of a South Australian Shiraz and beautifully balanced for future consumption. In this wine it s not too difficult to discern the tannins but they are very ripe and very much in the background of the historic fruit. This is recognisable South Australian Shiraz but should be put away for quite a while! Lots of tar and salt on the very persistent finish. Very much a sore-throat soother. (JR)
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