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Henschke Mt Edelstone 2012
BOTTLE:
$350.00
In stock
SKU
32583
HALF-DOZEN: $1,995.00 or $332.50 each
DOZEN: $3,780.00 or $315.00 each
DOZEN: $3,780.00 or $315.00 each
Vivid, deep purple-crimson; this is a blue-blood aristocratic shiraz, certain in its supreme power, length and balance, and not going out to prove anything. If anyone doubts its quality now, the scales will fall from their eyes over the decades ahead, as it will be recognized by all and sundry as one of the greatest Mount Edelstones. 98 points. JAMES HALLIDAY
Well, the short answer is: it’s very good. Blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, spice, liquorice, chocolate, smoky bacon, sage, mint, truffle and cedar – kind of the usual suspects for Mt Ed. though perhaps a little fresher and brighter – it’s a veritable smörgåsbord of flavours anyway, and I don’t think I’m being fanciful, because if you take your time and pay attention, there’s something new cropping up with every sniff and taste. Medium to full bodied, lashings of fine grained powdery tannin and ripe but fresh mixed berry fruit with a briny savoury edge. It’s a quiet storm of a wine, rolling through the mouth without too much noise and flashing, just confidently doing its thing without much of a care. Rumbles long into the distance after you swallow. As far as Mount Edelstones go, it’s a pretty bloody good one. GARY WALSH, www.winefront.com.au
Well, the short answer is: it’s very good. Blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, spice, liquorice, chocolate, smoky bacon, sage, mint, truffle and cedar – kind of the usual suspects for Mt Ed. though perhaps a little fresher and brighter – it’s a veritable smörgåsbord of flavours anyway, and I don’t think I’m being fanciful, because if you take your time and pay attention, there’s something new cropping up with every sniff and taste. Medium to full bodied, lashings of fine grained powdery tannin and ripe but fresh mixed berry fruit with a briny savoury edge. It’s a quiet storm of a wine, rolling through the mouth without too much noise and flashing, just confidently doing its thing without much of a care. Rumbles long into the distance after you swallow. As far as Mount Edelstones go, it’s a pretty bloody good one. GARY WALSH, www.winefront.com.au