Bewertungen

• 19/20

  Jancis Robinson
  Dark crimson. Healthy looking. Minty note for the first time. Very direct nose. Opulent fruit. Rich. Exotic ladies’-handbags notes. Broad and attention grabbing. Mellow start but then the framework becomes quite obvious. Ambitious. Sore-throat wine."

• 94/100

  Wine Enthusiast
  “Hill of Grace has a smell that reminds me of my grandmother's handbag-cloth, with a wooden handle,” says Stephen Henschke. Strange but understandable. I thought it smelled like an odd but nice mix of green olive, eucalyptus and eggroll wrapper. It's a beautiful wine, with a base of red plums on the palate, dusted with mulling spices. Finishes with a flourish of clay and chalk. As excellent as this wine is, the '99 is even better."

• 93/100

  Wine Spectator
  A rambunctious wine, brimming with personality. Round and earthy, with a distinct barnyard note that cuts through the rich black cherry, blackberry and leathery, leafy, almost rustic flavors that persist on the finish. Has wonderful fruit, but the gamy notes are a bit of a warning flag."

• 93/100

  James Suckling
  Exceptional vintage. The sage is right to the fore here with a slight meaty edge too, some iodine, some very savoury herbal notes too, meaty and savoury, lighter red fruits. The palate has fine, lithe and rich tannins that collect fruit flavour and drive through the finish with plenty of spice, red and dark fruit flavours, great depth and richness. Slightly chunky finish. Drink now."

• 90/100

  The Wine Advocate
  Deep garnet-brick in color, the 1998 Hill of Grace has a medicinal nose of iodine plus warm plums, prunes, licorice and espresso. A bit hard in the mouth, it has crisp acid, medium to firm, chewy and somewhat astringent tannins through the long finish. Mature now, it should keep through 2020+."