A limited release Shiraz, something unique and delicious, by a Langton's listed estate who have made history at international wine competitions. The efforts of this globally renowned winemaker have been rewarded with an unassailable reputation for world class wines. It has nevertheless been the intention to make their resplendent efforts more accessible, without sacrificing quality. An uncompromising approach to viticultural and the most exacting standards of vinification, have achieved the most remarkable value in Australian red wine.

$1199each $14388/DOZ EACH DOZEN Trials from fruit grown to the higher altitudes of Eden Valley proved to be so inspiring, that a Jimmy Watson winning winemaker secured a vineyard on one of the most beautiful spots. Planted to elevated terrains, the sandy loam over sandstone and quartz soils, topography and climate vary considerably to the flats and rolling hills of his native Barossa. It is generally wetter, cooler and the soils tend to be skeletal and minerally. Aspect also varies significantly, with rolling hills and valleys providing much site variation. Following harvest and the crush, the opulent Shiraz berries are fermented and matured nine months in a selection of seasoned 500 litre American oak puncheons. Alcohol 14.5%

A deep purple/ black colour. Bouquet of chocolate and mulberry, with vanilla oak. A medium palate weight dominated by red fruits over a clean and pure structure, the wine is highlighted by buoyant acidity, subtle spice and a juicy finish. The red fruit flavours and velvety, chocolate tannins support a central core of vibrant spice and redolent plum throughout the wine, reflecting the cooler climate origins and punching well above its weight.

Elderton have been counting for some years on friends in the Eden Valley to provide fruit for the production of a small batch Cabernet Sauvignon trial. So impressed were they with the beauty and structure of the wines that they acquired a vineyard on the outskirts of Craneford, hand selected for Cabernet Sauvignon, one of the most beautiful sites in the area, where rolling hills and valleys provide much variety in expression.

$1799each $213DOZEN EACH DOZEN Elderton can lay claim to being a home of the Jimmy Watson, having won Australia's most coveted trophy, purely on the quality of their Cabernet Sauvignon. Their Eden Valley vineyard lies just south of the small township of Craneford. Soils, topography and climate vary quite considerably to that of the Barossa Valley floor. At an elevation of 420 metres, conditions can be radically different to the Barossa Valley floor, it is generally wetter, cooler and the soils tend to be skeletal and minerally. Following harvest and the crush, Elderton is fermented and matured for nine months in a selection of seasoned French oak hogsheads and puncheons, forming great structure while retaining dominance of fruit. Alcohol 14.5%

Deep purple/ black. Blackcurrant, plums and mint nose, showing distinct regional eucalyptus which greatly lifts the aromatic profile. A solid core of blackcurrant, liquorice and cassis makes for a full bodied structure, balanced by chalky tannins. This palate of black fruits and cassis punches well above its weight.

Heggies is an exquisite but difficult to manage, single vineyard site, high in the Eden Valley. The undulating slopes prevent frosts from settling and the unique terroir is encouraged to produce distinctive wines. Merlot vines are planted on rocky outcrops where the top soils are thin, resulting in a restricted water holding capacity which encourages lower yields, simply ideal for achieving great intensity of flavour and colour. Working with the challenging natural surroundings, the winemaking team try to capture the flavour and balance of the grapes in their purest essence.

$2499each $297DOZEN EACH DOZEN Heggies Vineyard is harvested in small, hard won lots, the narrower sections and rows demand to be picked exclusively by hand. Grapes are crushed and a portion of the fruit is maintained as whole berries, components are vinified in small static fermenters and the juices pumped over skins four times every twenty four hours. Some juices are held back for extended maturation on skins, others are run to barrel for completion of ferments in oak. The integrity of each parcel is maintained throughout vinifications, maturation and the final selection. Batches are aged in a combination of new and prior use French oak barriques and hogsheads.

Deep magenta hue. Bright pure fruit aromas of plum, musk and blueberry over complex undertones provided by French oak. A complex and powerful nose, combining berry fruits, mint, jube and black cherry with notes of chocolate, cedar and earth. First impressions on the palate are of wild forest berries and cedar which yield to chocolate and plum fruit flavours supported by ripe soft tannins, silky smooth, a harmonious finish with lingering fruit flavours. An excellent integration of fruit, tannin and oak, enjoy now with Mediterrannean inspired grills.

Excellent Langtons Classification. Mostly Cabernet with a minor component of Merlot, all grown to the Henschke Eden Valley property.

$11999each $1437DOZEN EACH DOZEN Cyril Henschke acquired the Eden Valley vineyard in 1966 and established a large planting of predominantly Riesling and Shiraz at a time when bonuses were being paid by the large wineries. Smaller plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot also took place which have become the components to Henschke Cyril. Nowadays the vineyard has a permanent sod culture of early maturing perennial rye and cocksfoot grasses in the row. The precious fruit is treated to a traditional vinification, very much in the same way as Cyril Henschke's day, in ancient, open-top fermenters. Matured in new French oak hogheads for twenty one months prior to assemblage and bottling. Alcohol 14.0%

Very deep opaque crimson in colour. A complex nose showing sweet, lifted aromas of red currants, plums, tobacco and violets with cedar, cigar box and anise notes. The elegantly layered palate shows mulberry and sage oil flavours with good acidity and structure that adds finesse to the fine-grained tannins on the long finish.

Excellent Langtons Classification. The label carries the name of Cyril Henschke (1924–1979) as a tribute to one of Australia's cardinal winemaking pioneers. Cyril planted Cabernet Sauvignon in the Eden Valley during the 1960s and was instrumental in crystalizing the Henschke name as an internationally recognizable luxury brand.

$10999each $1317DOZEN EACH DOZEN Cyril was the fourth generation of the Henschke family, one of Australia's great winemaking pioneers and the man who in 1958 created the wine that has so captured the heart of red wine drinkers around the world, Hill of Grace. By the mid 1950s Cyril Henschke was well acknowledged as one of the leading pioneers in the Australian wine industry. He recognised the quality of Eden Valley fruit to be superior to that of the popular Barossa. Cyril is a mostly Cabernet Sauvignon wine with smaller components of Merlot and Cabernet Franc grown to the Henschke property on the Eden Valley. Matured in a selection of mostly new French oak hogsheads for twenty one months prior to assemblage. Alcohol 14.0%

Deep magenta in colour. Sweet vanilla and cedar aromas mesh beautifully with the bouquet of blueberries, violets and cassis. The palate presents tight, well integrated fine grained tannins balanced perfectly with lush, dark berry fruit flavours.

The archetypal Rhonesque fusion of Shiraz and Grenache, Viognier and Mourvèdre which dates back to the early pioneering days and reflects the history, religion and culture of Barossa Valley. Henrys Seven is a tribute to Henry Evans who planted the first seven acres of vineyard at Keyneton in 1853. He quickly developed a reputation for producing the best wines in the southern colony. Following Henry's death in 1868, his widow Sarah exercised her principles of temperance by closing the winery and uprooting all the historic vines.

$2499each $297DOZEN EACH DOZEN Johann Christian Henschke purchased land for a farm at Keyneton in 1861 after fleeing religious persecution in Silesia. He planted a small vineyard and an orchard, and after initially making wine for family consumption produced his first commercial vintage in 1868. Each subsequent generation has since built upon the reputation of excellence and distinction. Mostly Shiraz with portions of Grenache, Viognier and Mourvèdre, are harvested to varied schedules from good sites in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. Shiraz is co-fermented with Viognier, Grenache and Mourvèdre are separately handled. Components are treated to an extended maturation in a selection of prior use French oak hogheads before assemblage.

Vibrant red with violet hues. Lifted aromas of raspberries, rosehip and plums with hints of pepper and kitchen spice. The palate is lively and complex with red fruits, nicely balanced, a lush texture and chewy tannins. Serve with grilled lamb on a spiced baharat.

You expect something special for the scary prices of Aussie super-shirazes and this old-vine Eden Valley wine gives it.

$99999each $11997DOZEN EACH DOZEN Hill of Grace is a unique delineated single historic vineyard. The famous century-old Hill of Grace vines were planted around the 1860s by ancestor, Nicolaus Stanitzki, in rich alluvial soil in a shallow fertile valley just north-west of the winery. The vineyard lies opposite a beautiful old Lutheran Church, built of local field stone, which was euphoniously named Gnadenberg, meaning Hill of Grace. One of Australia's and indeed, the world's benchmark Shiraz, a wine of stature which carries a pedigree that only Lutheran planted Eden Valley vines can impart.

Intensely deep purple/ crimson in colour. Sweet perfumed bouquet overlaid with chocolate, prunes and liquorice, tar, truffles and earth. A lush, pure and sweet offering with all the essences of ripe Shiraz, ravishing spice and fruits of the forest, elements of baked cakes, clovey pepper, sweet suet, soy and plum and vanilla. A long well structured palate that is rich and complex finishing with silky velvety soft tannins. Wide strokes of layered tannins which dress the fruit in pantaloons of velvet, there are figures of port-like richness in the background, strong ruddy berries drive the enchanting palate. Seasoned by beautifully handled oak, it has dense but fine texture, thick ribena-like flavours, impeccable balance and length.

The Hill of Grace came up as a majestic and long-term Shiraz, in vintage 1978. The growing season was dry but temperate, unhampered by environmental vagaries, the old vine fruit was allowed to develop to textbook ripeness, the finished wine represented a classic Australian red of richness and longevity. Honest, earthy and tarry, an almost porty-ripe Shiraz cuvee, the 1978 initially exhibited fleshiness and lively sweet fruit combined with a firm tannic backbone. An honest and generous edition with integrated oak and supple finish.

$99999each $11997DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Henschke meticulous viticultural management has seen a new breath of life into the ancient, venerable Hill of Grace vineyard. The original two-storey cellar, built into the side of the hill in time for the 1868 vintage, has been added to throughout the generations. Now covered with ivy, the stone building retains an old-world charm with its open fermenters and winemaking memorabilia on display. The grapes are picked early to mid April at a sugar level of around 24°Brix, there is always a good acid/pH balance from the Hill of Grace vineyard. Unique and exceptional fruit, the anthocyanins (colour pigments) in the berries are very high, which perhaps offers a clue to the very high quality of the Hill of Grace Shiraz.

Intensely deep purple/ crimson in colour. Sweet perfumed bouquet overlaid with chocolate, prunes and liquorice, tar, truffles and earth. A lush, pure and sweet offering with all the essences of ripe Shiraz, ravishing spice and fruits of the forest, elements of baked cakes, clovey pepper, sweet suet, soy and plum and vanilla. A long well structured palate that is rich and complex finishing with silky velvety soft tannins. Wide strokes of layered tannins which dress the fruit in pantaloons of velvet, there are figures of port-like richness in the background, strong ruddy berries drive the enchanting palate. Seasoned by beautifully handled oak, it has dense but fine texture, thick ribena-like flavours, impeccable balance and length.

Hill of Grace, the name of the vineyard and the wine that has so captured the heart of Shiraz lovers, shared an unfavourable growing season with most of Australia's winegrowing regions. Hot and dry throughout summer, a prolonged wet autumn, tested the ancient vines, and the superlative skill of the Henschke growers. Nevertheless, 1979 produced a delicate and refined Hill of Grace, worthy of the name's stature. A lighter, sweeter, pleasantly plump and jammy wine with ripe, brambly fruit, oak influence and supple, soft tannins.

$99999each $11997DOZEN EACH DOZEN One of Australia's grandest wines, celebrated internationally as much for the heritage of it's ancient vines, as for the uncanny deftness of it's winemaker. Stephen Henschke has retained the traditional approach to winecraft used by his forebears, the Henschke name and reputation are inexorably linked with one of the world's great red wines Whatever the vintage, Hill of Grace is a magnificent Eden Valley Shiraz, grown on pre-phyloxera rootstock brought from Europe by early settlers, fashioned from vineyard blocks ranging between 50-150 years of age. Full-bodied, magnificently concentrated, pure, and delineated, the distinguished and compelling Hill of Grace is acclaimed internationally as one of Australia's hallmark reds.

Intensely deep purple/ crimson in colour. Sweet perfumed bouquet overlaid with chocolate, prunes and liquorice, tar, truffles and earth. A lush, pure and sweet offering with all the essences of ripe Shiraz, ravishing spice and fruits of the forest, elements of baked cakes, clovey pepper, sweet suet, soy and plum and vanilla. A long well structured palate that is rich and complex finishing with silky velvety soft tannins. Wide strokes of layered tannins which dress the fruit in pantaloons of velvet, there are figures of port-like richness in the background, strong ruddy berries drive the enchanting palate. Seasoned by beautifully handled oak, it has dense but fine texture, thick ribena-like flavours, impeccable balance and length.

Henschke is one of the longest established names in the Barossa. Johann Christian Henschke purchased land for a farm at Keyneton in 1861, after fleeing religious persecution in Silesia. He planted a small vineyard and an orchard, and after initially making wine for family consumption produced his first commercial vintage in 1868. Each generation built upon the reputation for quality, but it was fourth generation Cyril Alfred Henschke who in 1958 created the wine that has most captured the red wine world's imagination, Hill of Grace.

$99999each $11997DOZEN EACH DOZEN The Henschke meticulous viticultural management has seen a new breath of life into the ancient, venerable Hill of Grace vineyard. The original two-storey cellar, built into the side of the hill in time for the 1868 vintage, has been added to throughout the generations. Now covered with ivy, the stone building retains an old-world charm with its open fermenters and winemaking memorabilia on display. The grapes are picked early to mid April at a sugar level of around 24°Brix, there is always a good acid/pH balance from the Hill of Grace vineyard. Unique and exceptional fruit, the anthocyanins (colour pigments) in the berries are very high, which perhaps offers a clue to the very high quality of the Hill of Grace Shiraz.

Intensely deep purple/ crimson in colour. Sweet perfumed bouquet overlaid with chocolate, prunes and liquorice, tar, truffles and earth. A lush, pure and sweet offering with all the essences of ripe Shiraz, ravishing spice and fruits of the forest, elements of baked cakes, clovey pepper, sweet suet, soy and plum and vanilla. A long well structured palate that is rich and complex finishing with silky velvety soft tannins. Wide strokes of layered tannins which dress the fruit in pantaloons of velvet, there are figures of port-like richness in the background, strong ruddy berries drive the enchanting palate. Seasoned by beautifully handled oak, it has dense but fine texture, thick ribena-like flavours, impeccable balance and length.

A growing season which proved too hot and dry for most vineyards across South Australia, budburst and fruit set were a disappointment, bringing softer yields which continued to diminish throughout the summer. The Henschke wines from 1981 stood out brilliantly, as the painstaking traditional viticulture and know-how came into it's own. Hill of Grace was spared the excesses of the vintage, yielding generous and robust fruit with good tannin levels, ideal for flavour development. A genuine, but rare class effort from 1981.

$109999each $13197DOZEN EACH DOZEN The separate parcels of old Shiraz at Hill of Grace are picked at different times according to ripeness and maturity, before being treated as individual lots. Keeping the blocks separate allows for variations of soil types, vigour and age of the vines - all of which produce different flavours that become a part of the completed wine. In some years, vines gowing on the ancient Grandfathers block that are set in very deep soil, can have quite big bunches and big berries due to moisture retention, whereas the House Block bunches, which can be picked anywhere from one to three weeks earlier, can be rather small and the berries tiny. Segregation of the fruit from picking to the final blending allows for the ultimate in site selection.

Intensely deep purple/ crimson in colour. Sweet perfumed bouquet overlaid with chocolate, prunes and liquorice, tar, truffles and earth. A lush, pure and sweet offering with all the essences of ripe Shiraz, ravishing spice and fruits of the forest, elements of baked cakes, clovey pepper, sweet suet, soy and plum and vanilla. A long well structured palate that is rich and complex finishing with silky velvety soft tannins. Wide strokes of layered tannins which dress the fruit in pantaloons of velvet, there are figures of port-like richness in the background, strong ruddy berries drive the enchanting palate. Seasoned by beautifully handled oak, it has dense but fine texture, thick ribena-like flavours, impeccable balance and length.

A favourable summer, experiencing warm and even temperatures was preceded by much welcomed rains, which nourished the Henschke vineyards early on in the growing season. The vines flourished in the good conditions of the vintage, unfettered by climactic setbacks, Shiraz ripened beautifully, the batches of fruit came in on time, and in remarkable shape.

$89999each $10797DOZEN EACH DOZEN Australia's oldest vineyards, dating back to the 1860s, carry an aura of wonder about them, the gnarled and free-form shapes of the wizzened old vines are rarely seen in other plant species of such age. For overseas industry personnel visiting the Hill of Grace vineyard, it is a viticultural mecca. Hugh Johnson makes reference to the pre-phylloxera wines

Intensely deep purple/ crimson in colour. Sweet perfumed bouquet overlaid with chocolate, prunes and liquorice, tar, truffles and earth. A lush, pure and sweet offering with all the essences of ripe Shiraz, ravishing spice and fruits of the forest, elements of baked cakes, clovey pepper, sweet suet, soy and plum and vanilla. A long well structured palate that is rich and complex finishing with silky velvety soft tannins. Wide strokes of layered tannins which dress the fruit in pantaloons of velvet, there are figures of port-like richness in the background, strong ruddy berries drive the enchanting palate. Seasoned by beautifully handled oak, it has dense but fine texture, thick ribena-like flavours, impeccable balance and length.