Henschke Julius Eden Valley Riesling 2024

Henschke Julius Eden Valley Riesling 2024James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2024 Tyson Stelzer Top 250 Australian Wines of 2024 The Julius Riesling is Henschke's flagship Riesling, named in honour of ancestor Julius Henschke, a famous craftsman and highly acclaimed artist and sculptor. The 2022 vintage marks the 30th release of the Julius Riesling. The fruit is sourced exclusively from their Eden Valley Vineyard, which is located at an altitude of 500m in the cooler part of the Mount

Nicely layered chardonnay with purity and heft

Seamless on the palate

"Ten months in French oak – 47% new with the remainder in seasoned French oak barriques

For Vanya Cullen and her team in Margaret River there was even more pressure than usual when they put together the 2021 Cullen Diana Madeline

The tannins are so integrated and woven that they feel almost imperceptible

coal-dusty note to the earth and savoury nuances

showing detail of fruit

It will of course age long-term if you desire

The fact that this valley was untouched by the gold miners is possibly a reflection of the deep benches of heavy soil that form much of its structure: soils unlikely to hold significant amounts of gold

A perfect confluence of breadth

centred and composed

"An embarrassment of richness and pure class