HENSCHKE MOUNT EDELSTONE SHIRAZ 2022

The beautiful and historical name Mount Edelstone is a translation from the German Edelstein meaning gemstone. The dry-grown ungrafted centenarian vines were planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas, who founded South Australia.

Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"Deep crimson with purple hues. Captivating aromas of dark bramble fruits, black cherry and  satsuma plum are entwined with sage, bay leaf, thyme, black pepper and cedar. A rich and concentrated palate unfurls black and blue fruits with anise, cocoa, dark spices and crushed savoury herbs, carried by supple, velvety tannins, leading to a balanced finish of exceptional length."

98/100 Erin Larkin, RobertParker.com, Wine Advocate (2022 Vintage)
"This is a beautiful wine, and one of the most lovely Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shirazes I have tasted on release. I love the wines from the 2022 vintage; it may forever live in the shadow of the great 2021 vintage that came before it, but not in my heart."

5 Stars & 98/100 Huon Hooke, The Real Review (2022 Vintage)
"Great depth of flavour and concentration but also supreme elegance and harmony. The balance is so impressive in such a young Edelstone. There are lashings of tannins but they are lovely supple, fine-grained tannins, in perfect harmony with the wine. An exceptional vintage indeed."

97/100 Ken Gargett, WinePilot.com, March 2026 (2022 Vintage)
"With this vintage, the Henschke’s celebrate an astonishing 70 years of releases from this legendary Eden Valley vineyard. The vineyard has actually been around considerably longer, providing Shiraz for 110 years, but good things take time. Maturation is for twenty months in French oak hogsheads, 8% of them new. Organic and biodynamic practices are used, as they are through the Henschke range. Blood red/maroon, the nose is a veritable herb garden. There are aromas weaving through tobacco leaves, sage, chocolate, cinnamon and nutmeg with a touch of vanilla from the deftly handled oak, bay leaves, black olives and black fruits. The balance is immaculate and the tannins as silky is one could wish. A wine of great length which will surely sit among the very best from this extraordinary vineyard, when we look back in the years to come. Recent experience has confirmed that there is no reason to think this will not last for thirty years at least, although there is also no reason to wait that long."

97/100 Dave Brookes, James Halliday's Wine Companion (2022 Vintage)
"The 70th anniversary release of this much-loved and iconic Australian wine. A hail event reduced yields somewhat, with perfect instances of summer rainfall and a mild, drawn-out finish to the growing season. The end result was an exceptionally strong vintage. Bright magenta crimson with aromas of pure plum, blackberry and black cherry and a flash of blue fruits over sage, peppercorn, rosehip, mace, bay leaf, crushed stone, herb garden, gentle cedar tones, milk chocolate, pan juices and, further back, tobacco and crushed rocks. Beautifully balanced on the palate, showing a graceful arc of travel, the fine tannins melting away into the fruit. The finish stretches out persistently, all detail and elegance."

96/100 Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, March 2026 (2022 Vintage)
"There’s a cool aromatic freshness to this vintage of Mount Edelstone. It’s a lifted wine. Roasted nut characters weave through florals and fruit. This wine is in impeccable shape. It’s all boysenberries and plums and sweet spices and sage and crushed this and that. You see some raw oak at this early stage but even so it’s beautifully integrated. Fruit here is pristine. Brightness is beautiful. My notes say that this 2022 is “as good as the 2005 and 2006 releases, and in a similar mould.” The 2005 and 2006 releases are stand-outs so this wine is right up there. It’s bright, beautiful, elegant and finessed. It feels complete."