Henschke Mount Edelstone 2008

Made from 100% 96-year-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 96-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. A great vintage, the 2008 is deep red with violet hues. Rich aromas of spicy plums, blackberries, anise and sage oil with hints of tar, pepper and cedar. The intensely fruited palate is concentrated, rich and lush with excellent balance, velvety tannins and a long finish.