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Ā | Ā Ā Ā ĀPale straw with green-gold hues. Lifted and fragrant aromas of clover blossom, lemon rind, lime leaf, white currant and freshly cut hay round out into candied ginger, chamomile tea and vanillin. A lovely ripe and juicy palate of stone fruit, nashi pear and lemon curd flavours build richness across the mid-palate, with the time in oak adding layers of complexity and texture. The wine looks incredibly youthful for itās age, due to fresh, zesty acidity creating an elegant and long finish.
Product Information
- Vintage
- 2015
- Grape variety breakdown
100% Semillon
- Technical Details
- Alcohol: 12% | pH:
3.28
| Acidity:6.19g/L
| Volume: 750mls
- Harvest Date
11 February
- Maturation
Matured for 9 months in 100% seasoned 225L French oak barriques. Bottle aged prior to release in order to encourage developed characteristics in the wine.
- Background
Hill of Peace is named as a tribute to the early Barossa Silesian community who settled at historic Parrot Hill in the Eden Valley. Their toil, perseverance and conservatism in hardship has meant that the many generations that followed have rejoiced in the riches of those prudent efforts. This wine is just one of those blessings. The semillon vineyard lies across from the Gnadenberg (āHill of Graceā) Church and Cemetery. This wine is produced from low-yielding, dry-grown semillon vines planted in 1952 by fourth-generation grower Louis Henschke, on shallow red-brown earths in the Hill of Grace Vineyard. The quality of the fruit has produced a single-vineyard wine with unique site expression, which was carefully matured in French oak before its limited release.
- Cellaring potential
Exceptional vintage, 20+ years (from vintage)
- Serving Temperature
12Ā°C
Vintage Description
A traditionally wet winter, mild spring and excellent fruit set provided a great start to the 2015 vintage after four vintages with below average yields. Spring was dry and led into aĀ veryĀ mild, dry summerĀ with no disease, resulting inĀ fruit with higher natural acidity, and incredible flavour andĀ colour concentration. It was a dry, warm and windy start to January, with some welcome rain at the end of the month coinciding with the onset of veraison; perfectlyĀ timedĀ for the old dry-grown vineyards. Mild weather followed from February through to April providing a fairytale vintage, eventually winding down at the end of April as the rain and cooler temperatures set in. The 2015 vintage has provided stunning signature regional varieties that show extraordinary flavour, purity of fruit and acid balance with the potentialĀ for exceptional ageing.
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