The Henschke family will be releasing their latest crop of exceptional single-vineyard wines on 7 May and are pretty thrilled with the vintage in question, 2021. The key was the mildness of the summer, the coolest for 19 years, following a winter with satisfactorily average rainfall. During an online encounter last month, Prue Henschke told me that they had only three days over 32 °C (90 °F) and only five days hotter than 30 °C (86...
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Thursday 27 March 2025
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One of Australia's most glorious wine ranges will be released in May. The painting above is a visual interpretation of their famously ancient vineyards.
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