Henschke 'Mount Edelstone' Shiraz 2002

The 2002 is deep crimson in colour. Sweet, spiced plum, blackberry and blueberry with anise and tar supported by sweet cedar notes. The palate is rich, concentrated and complex with excellent depth and structure. Layered with textured black fruits and chunky velvety tannins, conlcuding on a long intense finish.

Made from 100% old vine Shiraz grapes grown in the Eden Valley wine region. The Mount Edelstone vineyard, situated in the Eden Valley, was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas, who founded South Australia. Unusual for its time, the vineyard was planted solely to Shiraz in ancient 540-million-year-old soils, resulting in low yields from nearly 100-year-old dry grown ungrafted vines. First bottled as a single-vineyard wine in 1952, it became recognised as one of Australia’s greatest Shiraz wines.