2015 Henschke Hill of Roses

"Young vines" (just under 30 years of age) propagated from the Hill of Grace Vineyard go into this wine, grown in the Post Office Block of the original HoG vineyard. The 2015 Hill of Roses Shiraz was aged in 55% new French hogsheads, and the oak shows a bit on the nose, adding mocha and charred-meat notes to the vibrant blueberry and raspberry fruit, sage and bay leaf herbals. Full-bodied and richly textured on the palate, with a long, velvety finish, it's more limited in production than the Mount Edelstone Shiraz, but I wouldn't call it better at this point.