2001 Mount Edelstone

Eden Valley

Shiraz

Deep garnet with brick-red hues. Lifted aromas of mulberry and blackcurrant are woven with sage, black pepper, crushed dried herbs, tobacco leaf and anise. The palate is rich and poised, unfolding black cherry, satsuma plum, cassis, nutmeg, mace and hints of leather, with fine acidity and velvety tannins carrying through to a long, powerful finish.

$465.00
$465.00
Deep garnet with brick-red hues. Lifted aromas of mulberry and blackcurrant are woven with sage, black pepper, crushe...

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BACKGROUND

The beautiful and historic name Mount Edelstone is a translation from the German Edelstein meaning ‘gemstone’, a reference to the small yellow opals once found in the area. The Mount Edelstone Vineyard was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas who founded The South Australian Company and played a significant role in the formation and establishment of South Australia. Unusual for its time, the vineyard was planted solely to shiraz. The ancient 500-million-year-old geology in the vineyard has given rise to soils that are deep red-brown clay-loam to clay, resulting in low yields from the ungrafted centenarian vines. The wine was first bottled as a single-vineyard shiraz in 1952 by fourth-generation Cyril Henschke. By the time Cyril purchased the vineyard from Colin Angas in 1974, Mount Edelstone was already well entrenched as one of Australia’s greatest shiraz wines. Crafted by the Henschke family for 70 years now, Mount Edelstone is one of the longest consecutively produced single-vineyard wines in Australia.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Varieties: 100% Shiraz

Harvest Date: 4 April – 7 April

Alcohol: 14%

Vintage Rating: Exceptional vintage

Maturation: Matured in new and seasoned French oak hogsheads for 20 months prior to blending and bottling. Bottle aged in the Henschke cellar for museum release.

Drinking Window: Drink now

VINTAGE

The season began with good winter and spring rains, although there were isolated black frost pockets in October. A good set at flowering continued into one of our hottest summers on record. Timely thunderstorms maintained humidity with a few millimetres of rain. Vintage began two to three weeks early, with the arrival of milder autumn weather providing average yields of exceptional quality.

TASTING NOTES

The beautiful and historic name Mount Edelstone is a translation from the German Edelstein meaning ‘gemstone’, a reference to the small yellow opals once found in the area. The Mount Edelstone Vineyard was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas who founded The South Australian Company and played a significant role in the formation and establishment of South Australia. Unusual for its time, the vineyard was planted solely to shiraz. The ancient 500-million-year-old geology in the vineyard has given rise to soils that are deep red-brown clay-loam to clay, resulting in low yields from the ungrafted centenarian vines. The wine was first bottled as a single-vineyard shiraz in 1952 by fourth-generation Cyril Henschke. By the time Cyril purchased the vineyard from Colin Angas in 1974, Mount Edelstone was already well entrenched as one of Australia’s greatest shiraz wines. Crafted by the Henschke family for 70 years now, Mount Edelstone is one of the longest consecutively produced single-vineyard wines in Australia.

Varieties: 100% Shiraz

Harvest Date: 4 April – 7 April

Alcohol: 14%

Vintage Rating: Exceptional vintage

Maturation: Matured in new and seasoned French oak hogsheads for 20 months prior to blending and bottling. Bottle aged in the Henschke cellar for museum release.

Drinking Window: Drink now

The season began with good winter and spring rains, although there were isolated black frost pockets in October. A good set at flowering continued into one of our hottest summers on record. Timely thunderstorms maintained humidity with a few millimetres of rain. Vintage began two to three weeks early, with the arrival of milder autumn weather providing average yields of exceptional quality.