2009 Keyneton Estate Euphonium
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(62% shiraz, 23% cabernet sauvignon, 8% merlot and 7% cabernet franc): Bright violet color. Intensely perfumed aromas of violet, cassis, vanilla and smoky Indian spices, with a subtle anise quality in the background. Broad and weighty but with surprising vivacity to its sappy black and blue fruit flavors. Closes sweet and long, with echoing floral notes and slow-building tannins. Looks very promising.
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Josh Raynolds
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Blended of 62% shiraz, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, the 2009 Keyneton Euphonium has a deep garnet-purple color and is scented of warm plums, creme de cassis and blueberries over toast, salami, baking spices and tar. Medium to full bodied with rich, mouth-filling fruit, it has a great backbone of crisp acid, medium to firm finely grained tannins, and finishes long. Still taut in the mouth, it should drink best 2013 to 2020+. During my visit to Henschke, I was treated to a mini vertical of the Green’s Hill Lenswood Riesling. A single vineyard wine, production is tiny though it can occasionally be seen in export markets and is well worth the hunt. Note that no 2007 Hill of Grace is reviewed here. Due to the tiny production of this vintage (only 8 hogsheads, owing to frost and drought), the release has been delayed and it wasn’t available yet for tasting. Importer: Negociants USA, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 259-0993
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Syrah / Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
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