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  • Country ranking ?

    251
  • Producer ranking ?

    3
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables

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The Story

Henley is a strict barrel selection of our best of vintage McLaren Vale Shiraz and is named in honour of Geoff’s Grandfather, who passed away at the ripe old age of 102. This wine is the best of the best of our McLaren Vale Shiraz and only 10 barrel of the Vintage are set aside for Henley.

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Wine Information

The Geoff Merrill winemaking philosophy has been and always will be, to make wine that allows regional, varietal and vintage expression, without excessive winemaker intervention.

Great wine is a matter of balance and our passion for subtle, elegant and harmonious flavours in wine, is well documented.

We believe that maturation, both in cask and particularly in bottle, at our cellars prior to release, plays an important role in achieving this aim.

The premium red wines from Geoff Merrill will generally be released 3 years after harvest, while our reserve selection and Henley will be held in our cellars for up to 5-6 years prior to release.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Bright

ending

Long, Pure and Too tannic

nose

Open, Ripe and Generous

taste

High in Acidity, Warming, High tannin, Balanced, Concentrated, Complex, Medium-bodied, Jammy, Dry and Drying tannins

Written Notes

Deep reds here. Dark fruits, spices, chocolate notes. There is a little oak still evident. Has real depth. This is a lovely soft, supple wine with very fine tannins. Mid length. Very enjoyable drinking . A fine effort from McLaren Vale, though it has impressed more on other occasions. A contestant for the world’s heaviest bottle!
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Origin

Reynella, McLaren Vale
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