Henschke Hill of Grace 2021 Eden Valley Shiraz Magnum – Australia's most iconic single-vineyard shiraz from 160-year-old vines. This 1.5L magnum is presented in a wooden gift box and displays profound deep crimson with distinctive ruby highlights, offering sophisticated aromatic complexity featuring black plum, Dutch cocoa, and luscious berry notes of blackberry, blueberry and cassis.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Profound deep crimson with distinctive ruby highlights.
Aroma
Sophisticated aromatic complexity featuring black plum, Dutch cocoa, and luscious berry notes of blackberry, blueberry and cassis. The bouquet is elevated by intricate spice elements of star anise, nutmeg, complemented by crushed flowering herbs, sage oil and black peppercorn.
Palate
The palate delivers exceptional refinement with spiced dark berry characteristics, violet nuances and subtle cedar undertones. Impeccably balanced acidity supports the wine's feathered, velvety tannin structure, culminating in an extraordinarily persistent, effortless finish.
Pairs With
This legendary shiraz pairs magnificently with dry-aged beef fillet, braised wagyu short ribs, roasted rack of lamb with herb crust, truffle risotto, aged Comté cheese, or wild venison with juniper berry sauce.
Hill of Grace is a unique, delineated, historic single vineyard that lies opposite a beautiful old Lutheran church, named after a region in Silesia known as Gnadenberg, translating to 'Hill of Grace'. The original Ancestors (vines over 125 years) are now approximately 160 years old and remain the heart of the Hill of Grace wine. Cyril Henschke made the first single-vineyard shiraz wine from this vineyard in 1958, and it is arguably the longest consecutively-produced, single-vineyard wine in Australia.
Varieties: 100% Shiraz
Vintage Rating: Exceptional vintage
Cellaring Potential: 40+ years (from vintage)
Reviews
"A fairytale vintage and a wine of immense approachability. The weather saw great winter rainfall, especially after 2020, a big switch around for the seasons. Summer was one of the coolest since 2002, but good for even and long ripening. "Aren't we lucky to have these old, ancient vines, on their own roots, in their place, telling their story of there, indeed aren't we the older, old world in some respects", says Stephen Henschke.
It's hard to keep the superlatives packed in the box, the urge to go wild and effusive is all here. Huge in perfume, lots of dried herb and spice, woody notes, dark berry fruits, violets, sage, blueberry, milk chocolate-coated-berries; detail of fruit is amazing. Texture is the main deal, impossibly velvety, concentrated but a sense of freshness. Tannins are molten, mellifluous, supple and persistent. It does do wow factor – no one will miss the pedigree and detail. Epic stuff."
97+ Points – Mike Bennie, The Wine Front, March 2025
"This is a super Hill of Grace release but it's also an interesting one. Indeed it may even be polarising, which is not something often said of Hill of Grace. It's ripped with dark berried fruit, it's alive with roasted spice, campfire, undergrowth and earth, it shows enough toasty oak to give it something extra and it lays fine-grained tannin down in the most authoritative of ways. It also exceptionally long – and structural – through the finish, which is the main reason it qualifies as an outstanding release of Hill of Grace Shiraz. The extra interest comes in the wine's truffle-like top notes. These notes give the aromas an exotic edge. There's a nuttiness to this wine too; smoked nuts. It's all going on. The fruit is voluptuous, the quality is clear. It's Eden Valley Shiraz written in purple prose. Flourishes, there are plenty."
96 Points – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, March 2025
