Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 2018

Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 2018James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2018 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz is Australia's most famous single vineyard wine, sourced from the historic Hill of Grace Vineyard. This beautiful site was first planted in 1860 with pre phylloxera shiraz vines brought from Europe. The oldest vines provide the magical ingredients in Hill of Grace. They deliver berries of incomparable texture and complexity, which gives the wine its trademark elegance, intensity and

On the ridgetops you will find red volcanic duplex soils planted to Syrah and on the valley floor lies sandy loam planted to Chardonnay and Semillon

Magnificent now but cellar a year or two for best results

long and vibrant core of dark berry/plum fruit with a slightly wild and briary aspect

Kilikanoon was founded in 1997 when winemaker and proprietor Kevin Mitchell purchased the property of the same name in the hamlet of Penwortham in the Clare Valley

Halliday Wine Companion - 94 points and Special Value Wine  ★

Superb generosity

plums and complex oak and mocha flavours

sourced solely from Western Australia’s Great Southern region

not too cold

Medium gold in hue

rounding out a completely seductive portrait of Shiraz

full of focused