2021 Keyneton Euphonium

The 2021 Keyneton Euphonium, a seamless blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, displays beautiful approachability with vibrant blackberry cassis, slate, violets and Szechuan pepper aromas. The cooler vintage shows more open-knit tannins than usual, but the exceptional balance will still provide good staying power. - Angus Hughson (07/2024)

Spice- and earth-driven aromas of dark cherries, blood plums, blackcurrants, dried herbs and cured meat. The palate is full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and finely integrated tannins, giving notes of licorice, mulberries, pepper, mocha and ferric earth. A seamlessly integrated blend of mostly shiraz with cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot. Drink or hold. Screw cap. (11/2024)

A dense red, with succulence to its spiced plum preserves, salted black licorice, black pepper and bittersweet chocolate, plus accents of malty Assam black tea and dried cherry. Plenty of spice, tobacco and cedar grace notes linger. Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Drink now through 2038. 300 cases imported. - MayAnn Worobiec (08/2025)

The 2021 Keyneton Euphonium hails from a cool year at Henschke—in fact, the coolest since 2002, 19 vintages prior. On the nose, the wine offers us cassis, licorice, raspberry seed and cold black tea. The wine is supple, spicy, black-inflected and mineral, with graphite tannins and raw cocoa through the finish. It is ever so slightly earthy and meaty, with hung deli meat and pastrami as whispers against the black fruit. It's a compositional blend of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. - Erin Larkin (03/2025)