In Bond Fine Wine. 2013 Henschke Hill of Grace, South Australia, Australia. Red australia - red in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (WA). Drinking window: 2019–2040. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Decanter (DEC) — 97/100 · Decanter.com, 2019-11-16 · Drink 2019 - 2038
For many this exceptional Shraz from 4 hectares of very old pre-phylloxera vines is Australia's finest expression of the variety. The nose is sumptuous, and aromatically complex, with aromas of black fruits, herbs, tobacco, liquorice, and a floral character too. The attack is fresh and svelte, very concentrated of course, with ripe tannins and no excessive extraction. Its power is balanced by a p…
Joe Czerwinski (JC) — 97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2018-08-31 · Drink 2022 - 2040
Another terrific HoG, the 2013 Hill of Grace Shiraz is dense and rich, thickly concentrated and full-bodied yet not heavy or bulky in the slightest. It's kept lively through a fine dusting of savory spices—allspice, clove, star anise—and juicy, mouthwatering acids, which support the blackberry and plum fruit. The finish, framed by softly dusty and supple tannins, suggests a wine capable of at lea…
James Suckling (JS) — 97/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 2018-08-09
A dry season with reduced yields, but all the DNA is here with a rich array of baking spices permeating ripe blackberries, red berries and plums. Chocolate, plum cake, currants, freshly turned and loamy earth and dried sage leaves, too. Very complex. The palate's smoothly arranged around the fine, long tannins that carry a concentrated core of blackberries, tarry, dark stony flavors, ripe blood p…