2019 Keyneton Estate Euphonium

Full screwcapped bottle 1,233 g. 52% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 11% Merlot grown in the Barossa (Eden Valley and Barossa Valley regions). Harvest 26 February to 16 April. Matured in 17% new and 83% seasoned (80% French, 20% American) oak hogsheads for 18 months prior to blending and bottling. TA 6.1 g/l, pH 3.59. The 2015 was a wine of the week in 2020. Transparent, shaded garnet. Very mellow, well-integrated blend. Very luxuriously textured. Well-judged blend that's already approachable. Blackcurrants, blackberries and sagebrush. Lots of drive and when you taste this, you do wonder where they are going to go next, upwards the price scale. What's wrong with this? Many congratulations to the Henschke family and their growers. Very long. Went beautifully with roast beef . (JR)

This elegant and refined 2019 Keyneton Euphonium (a blend of Barossa Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot) displays leaf, dried herbs, mulberry, blackberry and savory, oak-aged aromas. There's a real claret feel with its mid-weight, compact shape and reserved flavor profile. Elongated, pliable tannins will keep this wine in good condition over the medium term.