Blended of 61% Shiraz, 24% Grenache, 8% Viognier and 7% Mourvedre, the 2009 Henry’s Seven has a deep garnet color and ripe black cherry and blackberry aromas with some cassis, eucalypt, licorice and fertile loam. Medium to full bodied with a medium to firm level of rounded tannins and crisp acid to support, it offers a generous mouthful of ripe berry and mint flavors that linger long into the finish. Approachable now, it should remain good to 2017. 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

Vivid, complex, round and expressive, delivering a deftly weighted mouthful of licorice-accented blackberry, cherry and smoke flavors, lingering on the open-textured finish. Shiraz, Grenache, Viognier and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2019. 75 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Barossa Select to Add