Henschke Hill of Grace

Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz bottle image

Wine Description

Over 165 years ago Johann Christian Henschke came from Silesia to settle and build his farm in the Eden Valley region. By the time third-generation Paul Alfred Henschke took over the reins in 1914, the now famed Hill of Grace vines were more than 50 years old. They were planted around the 1860s by an ancestor, Nicolaus Stanitzki, in rich alluvial soil in a shallow fertile valley just north-west of the winery

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Acclaim
“Amazing aromas of wet aged beef, spices, crushed elderberries, peppercorns and bay leaf. Evolves in the glass all the time. Dynamic wine. Full body and polished, fully integrated tannin to the fruit. Finishes very fresh and vivid.”
— James Suckling, Jul 2019
“Amazing aromas of wet aged beef, spices, crushed elderberries, peppercorns and bay leaf. Evolves in the glass all the time. Dynamic wine. Full body and polished, fully integrated tannin to the fruit. Finishes very fresh and vivid. Gorgeous to drink now, but will age wonderfully.” (#5 )
— James Suckling, Dec 2019
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Hill of Grace Vineyard
Soil composition
Allivial sandy loam over clay
Elevation:
1,312 feet
First vintage of this wine:
1958
Average Vine Age:
100 year average - oldest vines 150 years
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Shiraz
Fermentation container:
Traditional open-top concrete fermentation tanks
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
Vegan
Type of aging container:
Hogsheads
Type of oak:
French and American
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
6 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
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Wine Production

Cyril Henschke made the first single-vineyard shiraz wine from this vineyard in 1958 from handpicked grapes vinified in traditional open-top fermenters. Matured in 89% French and 11% American (33% new, 67% seasoned) hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling. The Henschke vineyards are nurtured under biodynamic principles.

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About the Vineyard

The red-brown earth grading to deep silty loam has excellent moisture-holding capacity for these dry-grown vines, that sit at an altitude of 400m, with an average rainfall of 520mm. Hill of Grace is a unique, delineated, historic single vineyard that lies opposite a beautiful old Lutheran church, which is named after a picturesque region in Silesia known as Gnadenberg, meaning ‘Hill of Grace’.