The Story
Mount Edelstone (from the German 'Edelstein' meaning gemstone) is a single dry grown Shiraz vineyard planted by Ronald Angas in 1918 and through the 1920s. Henschke made wines from Mount Edelstone as early as 1952, although Cyril Henschke did not purchase the vineyard until 1974. By this stage Mount Edelstone was already recognised as an important vineyard site. Located on the eastern slopes of Mount Edelstone this 40 acre vineyard comprises l...
Vintage 1973
The 1973 wine vintage in Australia was a good, solid, and highly respectable year that yielded elegantly structured red wines with excellent fruit balance and vibrant natural acidity. A generally cool and mild growing season across South Australia allowed vineyards in the Barossa Valley and Coonawarra to ripen their grapes slowly, avoiding the scorching heat spikes that often led to over-extracted, high-alcohol profiles. The resulting Shiraz a...