During the nineteenth century establishment of the farming and wine industries of south eastern South Australia, only horse drawn coaches provided the transit of mail and passengers. The coach drivers reigned supreme on top of their coaches and won the respect and admiration of their passengers. The coach service proprietor in this part of the state was a certain Mr Henry John Hill. His operation drove directly through a property owned more recently by three generations of the Longbottom family of Padthaway. Routes were known as Drives, thus the family’s wine business is today known as Henry’s Drive.
Big, chocolaty wine; lots happening. Sweet aromas and generous, mouthfilling flavours.
“A solid,
potent example of Shiraz, this 2008 doesn’t show any ill effects of the vintage-time
heatwave, offering fresh, clean flavors of blueberry, vanilla and
tobacco. Tannins are firm and slightly dusty in style, making this
a solid choice with steak or roasts. Drink now – 2015.”
2007 Henry’s Drive Shiraz
88 Points
Good colour, similar to that of the Reserve; a powerful wine in every respect; black fruits and savoury/earthy tannins. Drink 2015
2007 Henry’s Drive Shiraz
89 Points
This ripe, plush-textured wine shows prune, dried cherry and dark spices in the flavor profile, finishing with a spicy character. Drink now.
2007 Henry’s Drive Shiraz
91 Points
It sports an exemplary bouquet of bacon, game, incense, lavender and blueberry leading to a forward, sweetly fruited, pleasure-bent wine that will drink nicely over the next 6-8 years.
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