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Country ranking ?
346
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Producer ranking ?
106
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Decanting time
3h
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When to drink
now to 2035
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Irish lamb stews and hotpots
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Nicolaus Stanitski, a Henschke ancestor, originally planted the Hill of Grace vineyard during the 1860s above the Barossa Valley. During the 1950s Cyril Henschke took his family concern back to wine and established the Hill of Grace label in 1956. The Shiraz vines – many now over 140 years old – are among the world's oldest genetic Shiraz plant material. It is remarkable that the vineyard remained intact considering the economic uncertainty an...
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One of the new world's great single vineyard wines, celebrated internationally as much for the heritage of its ancient vines, as for the artisanal craftsmanship and skill of the winemaker. Stephen Henschke has retained the traditional approach to viticulture and vinification as employed by his forefathers. The key to the enduring success for Hill of Grace, comes down to the care of ancestral vineyard blocks and a holistic approach that has bee...
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A difficult start to the growing season with rainfall in 1992 nearly double the average (500mm). It was the wettest year since 1851 and the wettest December recorded for 26 years – 51% of the rainfall falling between September and December. Spring weather therefore was very unpredictable and not particularly conducive to flower or berry set, resulting in below-average yields. Constant rains and high humidity produced ideal conditions for fungal diseases, particularly downy mildew. This caused enormous problems for the Eden Valley growers who are moving towards minimal chemical input viticulture. A severe hailstorm in December reduced the yield to below 25% of the average. A dry, mild summer with vintage approximately one month later than usual. The coolest February since 1954. April’s warm, dry weather encouraged an unexpected rapid ripening of the below-average crop.
Deep ruby. Sweet anis and plums, cassis, intense and BIG. Extemelly sweet and alcoholic nose and the alcohol is not showing that well in the mouth, but it's so sweet and unrefined, just blockbuster. Mike Tyson trying on a ballet dancer's outfit, it just doesn't work out that way. 73
A difficult start to the growing season with rainfall in 1992 nearly double the average (500mm). It was the wettest year since 1851 and the wettest December recorded for 26 years – 51% of the rainfall falling between September and December. Spring weather therefore was very unpredictable and not particularly conducive to flower or berry set, resulting in below-average yields. Constant rains and high humidity produced ideal conditions for fungal diseases, particularly downy mildew. This caused enormous problems for the Eden Valley growers who are moving towards minimal chemical input viticulture. A severe hailstorm in December reduced the yield to below 25% of the average. A dry, mild summer with vintage approximately one month later than usual. The coolest February since 1954. April’s warm, dry weather encouraged an unexpected rapid ripening of the below-average crop.
Deep crimson colour. Smokey tropical mulberry aromas with touches of herb garden. Quite a soupy contrived wine with mulberry herbgarden flavours, pronounced smoky tropical oak, fine sinewy/leafy tannins finishing firm. A brief period of shade in a decade of sunshine. 16 points (81/100).
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Origin
South Australia, Eden Valley
Vintage Quality
Above Average
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