2023 Henschke Five Shillings 750ml

Deep crimson with purple hues. Fragrant aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry and dark plum, with notes of white pepper, mace, nutmeg, bay leaf and rosemary. The palate is rich, plush and textural with intense blue fruits and spice, layered with violets and black pepper, balanced by fresh acidity and fine tannins for a long finish.

Vintage: 2023

Grape variety breakdown: 75% shiraz and 25% mataro grown in the Barossa (75% Eden Valley and 25% Barossa Valley).

Technical Details:

Alcohol: Alcohol: 14.5% | pH: 3.43  | Acidity: 6.28g/L | Volume: 750mls

Harvest Date: 11 April �10 May

Maturation: Matured in 3% new French oak and 97% seasoned oak hogsheads for 10 months prior to blending and bottling.

Background: Five Shillings pays tribute to Paul Gotthard, second-generation Henschke winemaker and a member of the early Barossa Silesian community of South Australia. In 1862 he and his father, Johann Christian, established the Henschke winery in the high country of the Eden Valley’s historic North Rhine district, planted seven acres of vines, and in 1868 sold the first wines. In 1873, after a transfer of five shillings, he continued on the winemaking tradition from his father and began to build a reputation for quality wines. Among the first wines they produced in the 1860s were ‘dry whiteâ€?(likely made from riesling) and ‘dry redâ€?(likely made from shiraz and mataro). This wine replicates the blend of Gotthard’s early ‘dry redsâ€?and is produced from low yielding, ungrafted, biodynamically grown Eden Valley shiraz planted on 540 million-year-old red-brown earths, and blended with mataro grown on the sandy soils of the Barossa Valley.