2019 Mount Edelstone Shiraz
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This sturdy, strong 2019 Shiraz Mount Edelstone has all the ingredients for a long life ahead with a little flair thrown in. It is a distinctly savory wine, with layer after layer of earthy, meaty tones underpinned by generously musky plum aromas. The excellent density of flavor and firm, chewy tannins follow. Peaty, wood smoke and clove flavors linger over the finish. The delicious overall flow and drinkability will hold for some time to come.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
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The 2019 Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shiraz leads with a profusion of black pepper and sage, violet and raspberry seed, graphite and black tea. In the mouth, the wine is silky and uber fine, with layers of silty tannins that tend to caress the palate rather that sit apart from it. This is a completely seamless release, a beautiful wine. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Yields were so catastrophically low in 2019 that it became necessary to search for another way to release enough of this wine to keep the global market satisfied, so the 2013 vintage was selected as a sympathetic vintage to re-release.
Full Vinolok-closed bottle just 1,232 g. 100% 107-year-old single-vineyard Shiraz grown on the Henschke Mount Edelstone vineyard managed with organic and biodynamic practices. Harvested 18 March. Matured in 20% new and 80% seasoned (80% French, 20% American) oak hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling. TA 5.8 g/l, pH 3.6. Charry, tarry, intense nose. So smooth on entry but then a heavy charge of tannin underneath. This is clearly made from grapes that would have liked just a little more rain but it tastes like sublime cough linctus. I know the Henschkes point out that the vines coped admirably with the dry seasons but I wonder whether this wine presents a case for adding just a little bit of water to the fermentation vat, as has been done for instance with Monte Bello in drought vintages? It's quite hard work at the moment even though the fruit source is obviously tip-top. (JR)
Full Vinolok-closed bottle just 1,232 g. 100% 107-year-old single-vineyard Shiraz grown on the Henschke Mount Edelstone vineyard managed with organic and biodynamic practices. Harvested 18 March. Matured in 20% new and 80% seasoned (80% French, 20% American) oak hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling. TA 5.8 g/l, pH 3.6. Charry, tarry, intense nose. So smooth on entry but then a heavy charge of tannin underneath. This is clearly made from grapes that would have liked just a little more rain but it tastes like sublime cough linctus. I know the Henschkes point out that the vines coped admirably with the dry seasons but I wonder whether this wine presents a case for adding just a little bit of water to the fermentation vat, as has been done for instance with Monte Bello in drought vintages? It's quite hard work at the moment even though the fruit source is obviously tip-top. (JR)