2018 Henschke Johann's Garden GSM

James Halliday 95 Points

77/19/4% grenache/mataro/shiraz; matured 8 months in seasoned French oak hogsheads. You can almost forget the mataro and shiraz in this blend – more than ever this is a gloriously, fragrantly, elegantly beautifully accurate Barossa grenache. Sumptuous rose petals, red cherries and raspberries are laid in the most enticing bed of caressing, mineral tannins. Mataro and shiraz lend a graceful lift to savoury character, dark berry tints and depth of colour. The seductive side of the Barossa.