Henschke Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shiraz 2008

Produced from nearly 100-year-old, dry-grown, ungrafted Shiraz vines, the 2008 Mount Edelstone has a deep garnet-purple and a wonderfully fragrant nose, with notes of roses and lavender over ripe cassis and blackberry, plus hints of sage, allspice and anise. The full bodied palate provides a great concentration of ripe, spicy fruit with crisp acid to give just enough lift and a medium level of velvety tannins, lending support. The finish is long with some earthiness coming through. It's tempting to drink now though it should be best 2013 to 2022+. Score - 94. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, erobertparker.com, Feb. 2012)