Henschke Hill of Grace

Varietal | Shiraz

Region | Eden Valley, South Australia

Vintage | 2015

Tasting Notes

Hill of Grace Shiraz was created by fourth-generation winemaker Cyril Henschke in 1958, after the success of his first single-vineyard shiraz, Mount Edelstone 1952. Both wines express their unique stories of a season, a site and a family of winemakers.

Every vintage from the ‘ancient’, single-vineyard Hill of Grace is a limited release, however some are more limited than others. There was no Hill of Grace made in 1960, 1974 and 2000. Just one barrel was produced in 2003, no vintage in 2011, and extremely tiny vintages for 2013 and 2014, 2019 and 2020.

The exceptional 2015 vintage provided good yields of stunningly elegant fruit, showing extraordinary flavour, purity and acid balance, with the potential for excellent ageing. The cool, high-altitude nights of the Eden Valley allowed the shiraz fruit to slowly ripen and mature, and retain natural acidity for longevity. The warmth of the sunlight has built astounding layers of fragrance and flavour; also the secret of the fine, velvety tannins that lie within the skins of the berries.

Henschke Hill of Grace is made from 100 percent hand-picked, ‘old-vine’ shiraz. The 2015 vintage was vinified in traditional Henschke open-top fermenters and matured in 86 percent French and 14 percent American (one-third new, two-thirds seasoned) oak hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling on-site. Stephen describes the resulting wine as “intensely concentrated, with plum, blackberry, anise and signature five spice flavours, while enchantingly elegant and refined in its structure”. With ideal cellaring, Henschke Hill of Grace 2015 can be confidentially matured for 30+ years.

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