Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 2022

Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 2022
$1100, 14.5% alcohol, screwcap, Eden Valley.

There’s a wealth of information, reviews and video content on Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz on The Winefront site. The Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz vineyard, planted in 1860 in rich alluvial soil in a shallow fertile valley just north-west of the Henschke family winery, is of course one of the great treasures of Australian wine as, it follows, are the wines that it grows. The Hill of Grace vineyard is tended by Prue Henschke.

The 2021 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz was a stellar release and arguably one of the best ever. This 2022 release, from a fragrant, cool vintage, is better than it reasonably should be, and quality-wise goes toe-to-toe with the 2021.

My review from The Winefront site:

Magical wine. Intense, boysenberry and saturated plums, sweet spice and peppercorns, a long swagger of almost-grainy tannin, a lot of muscle and flex but a lot of perfume and ripe/sweet berry flavour too. The fruit here, almost musky, pushes deep and long through the palate, a parade of flavours draped and flying in its wake. This will cellar for decades. This is a ripper. It’s bold and fresh and aromatic and screen-printed with tannin. I can barely imagine a more perfect Hill of Grace Shiraz.

Score: 97 points.

I’m more 96-97 than 97-98, if that makes sense, but this 2022 is a great release, seductive and cool; it is its own world. The 2021 Hill of Grace will always be considered better (quality and ‘investment’) but personally, in the glass, I would prefer to drink the 2022.

The Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz 2022 is pretty damn beautiful too.