Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2005 750ml, Eden Valley

Expert Reviews

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 97 pts - The 2005 Mount Edelstone is a 100% Shiraz cuvee sourced from a vineyard planted in 1912. Yields are a meager 0.3 to 0.5 tons of fruit per acre. In combination with a near ideal growing season, this has resulted in a great edition of Mount Edelstone, one of South Australia's iconic wines. Purple-colored, the nose gives up notes of mocha, chocolate, smoked meat, pepper, leather, blueberry, and blackberry. Elegant, already complex, layered, and thoroughly satisfying, this superb Shiraz has enough baby fat to be enjoyed now but will amply reward 5-7 years of cellaring. It will drink beautifully through 2025. - Feb 2009

James Halliday's Wine Companion - 94 pts - Elegant and medium-bodied, with marked spice, pepper and savoury components on both bouquet and palate; a core of red and black fruits, plus silky, fine tannins. Date tasted 5 Sep 2007. Drink by 2025