James Halliday – "Glorious wine. Untold depths of the richest blackberry and plum fruit with a magically bright finish ex livewire acidity." 99 Points - James Halliday, The Weekend Australian

Wine Enthusiast – "Medium deep crimson. Intense blackberry, mulberry praline aromas with mocha sage herb garden notes. Superbly concentrated wine with deep set pure blackberry, dark plum, mulberry fruits, fine slinky tannins, attractive mid-palate richness and underlying mocha, vanilla notes. Finishes firm with chinotto, hint marzipan notes. Superb mineral length, vigour and extract." (99 points, Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal)

Wine Enthusiast – "Beautifully balanced with voluminous blackberry, mulberry, elderberry roasted chestnut flavours, lovely fine-grained and loose knit tannins, superb volume, and integrated acidity. Finishes firm and minerally long. A superb young wine. Destined to become a classic vintage. 100 Points." (100 points, Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal)

Decanter – "Inky plum colour, the deepest of the Henschke single vineyard lineup for this iconic wine. Hang out with the aromatics before even heading in for a sip, because they are beautiful, with a hit of star anise, fennel and white pepper. On the palate, you get rosebud, peony, blackberry, redcurrant and slate, all revving up and lifting off. This just tingles with fine tannins and keeps you fully engaged. 100 Points." (100 points, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux)

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate – "The focus and structure will see the wine sail into the future. A profound wine of finesse and ethereal class. Well cellared bottles will easily see out forty or fifty years. And blossom over that time. 100 Points." (100 points, Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot)

World Wine – “Colour is deep maroon and the nose is just gorgeously perfumed, quite exquisite. Florals, violets, spices, milk chocolate and dark fruits. An alluring creamy texture. This is simply seamless with silky tannins and very fine balance. Delightfully fresh, almost slippery. It also has great length and seems to increase in intensity as we go. Just immaculate balance (yes, repeating myself but it is a point worth stressing). The purity of fruit is the highlight of this wine, though, with a long future ahead.” Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot.

James Halliday –

World Wine – The colour is a shining, vibrant purple (winemakers will tell you that, despite the contrary nature to it, adding a touch of white to the red enhances the colour). Beautifully aromatic, it oozes dark berry notes and charcuterie. Bergamot, graphite and a hint of orange rind. This is seamless, offers the silkiest of tannins and exemplary length. An exquisitely beautiful wine with a good ten years ahead of it. (Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot)

James Halliday – "... I love the transparency of the Barossa’s cooler seasons, in such articulate detail here that all 4 varieties are clearly visible in all their glory. Unashamedly medium bodied, refreshing and enticing, yet in no way underpowered, simplistic or short lived. Crunchy berry fruits, fine-ground tannins and vibrant acidity unite to marvellous effect and outstanding line and length. It takes some skill, dexterity and humility in the winery to allow fruit of such elegance to really sing. A classic Barossa blend with a long future before it.” 13 AUGUST 2021 - Tyson Stelzer, Halliday Wine Companion

Huon Hooke – This blend of shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot has a track record of consistency, and ages beautifully. It’s labelled Barossa, a zone that embraces Eden Valley as well as Barossa Valley proper. It certainly tastes like a Henschke Eden Valley red, with tell-tale raspberry and sage among various dried-herb and spice aromas, floral and earthy nuances too. It’s deliciously fruit-sweet, almost lush in the mouth, the masses of fine, subtly drying tannins keeping the finish and aftertaste neat and disciplined. A lovely wine, approachable already but certainly built to last and will be reward even a few years in the cellar. (Screwcap)

World Wine – Deep and rich ruby to purple tones in the glass. Mulberry, cured meats and dried herb aromas. A rich and weighty palate entry that shows ripe and bright purple fruits. It flows with a gentle glide throughout the mouth, layers of anise, dried herbs and a savoury meaty undertone all add layers to the experience. Tannins sit in the shadows offering a delicate guiding hand to the long finish. (Stuart Knox)

Decanter – "Rich purple and inky blue fruits soar from the glass: cassis, mulberry, violets and an almost pine forest-like ozone freshness that brings lift and clarity to the sumptuous palate. Beautiful length, elegance and purity, with smooth graphite-like tannins and vibrant acidity" (97 points - Tina Gellie, Decanter)

James Halliday – "A '19 assemblage of reserve pinot noir from '97 to '16. Wonderful bright straw hue with a glint of green; it's floral, citrussy and so fresh yet layers of flavour. Nougat, creamed honey and vanilla cream all reined in by fine acidity."

World Wine – The colour is a shining, vibrant purple (winemakers will tell you that, despite the contrary nature to it, adding a touch of white to the red enhances the colour). Beautifully aromatic, it oozes dark berry notes and charcuterie. Bergamot, graphite and a hint of orange rind. This is seamless, offers the silkiest of tannins and exemplary length. An exquisitely beautiful wine with a good ten years ahead of it. (Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot)

Huon Hooke – Youthful deep red/purple colour, bright and deep, the aromas likewise fresh and bright, clean and pure, with cranberry and blackberry nuances, fruit driving it. The wine is full-bodied and powerful, intense and driving, with abundant soft powdery tannins that coat the entire palate. There's a disarming juiciness in its core, for all the drying savouriness of the tannins that surround it. The Real Review, 5 March 2022