1997 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 750ml Original Wooden Box Viognier dark berry fruit

dark berry fruit

Ageing: Eighteen months in new American oak hogsheads

savoury profile

this wine made its debut in 1993 to commemorate a century of the Thomson family's presence in Great Western

1997 Henschke Hill of Grace Shiraz 750ml Original Wooden Box Viognier dark berry fruitVintage Description The preceding winter was unusually dry, with frosty nights and clear days. The rain instead came in spring, and the luxuriantly growing vines benefited from the greenhouse effect. The indicators were of a hot dry summer, although only a serious burst of heat was experienced in mid January and again at the end of February; otherwise it was a mild summer, which had a significant delaying effect on the ripening process. An early onset