2025 Henschke Julius Riesling
2025 Henschke Julius Riesling

2025 Henschke Julius Riesling

95 pts
Henschke |Eden Valley |Riesling
Zippy and graceful Eden Valley Riesling with immense aging potential.
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$48.00
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Description

Henschke Julius is an underrated great Australian white wine, if a Henschke wine can be such a thing.

Named after ancestor Albert Julius Henschke - the sculptor whose work still stands at the local Gnadenberg Cemetery - this wine is always a Riesling of intense structure. The 2025 vintage, however, was a proper test. It was one of the hottest and driest seasons in living memory, kicking off with a nasty frost in September that hammered the region.

Remarkably, the vines bounced back on secondary buds, and a cooler run into a February harvest saved the day. Sourced from the family’s high-altitude Eden Valley vineyard on sandy loam and bedrock, the result shows just how resilient these vines are.

Expect that trademark Henschke clarity - lime blossom and fine citrus aromas backing up a palate that feels electric and focused. It’s razor-sharp and purposeful, with a mineral spine that drives a long, clean finish. It’s drinking beautifully now, but given the pedigree, it’s got decades ahead of it.

95 points
"The intensity of fruit here, and the length of the finish, are elite class... This is a cellar-worthy riesling if ever there was one."
- Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson

CampbellMattinson.com 95 Points

Julius is a beautiful name, just by-the-by.

The intensity of fruit here, and the length of the finish, are elite class. This is a dry riesling grown and made to the highest standards. It tastes of tonic water and lime, slate and lime blossom, talc and chalk, and at every step it impresses as both precise and powerful. This is a cellar-worthy riesling if ever there was one.

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Brings some cracking acidity to concentrated lemon-lime citrus Riesling fruit and the result is quite startling and perky. There is an impressive, driving acidity – brisk, busy and racy – which filters through every moment the wine is on the tongue. In keeping with its Eden Valley origin, the apple blossom, honeysuckle florals are inviting and in harmony with green apple, grapefruit pith, lemons and limes, bath salts, saline and flinty, wet rock minerals. The palate is crisp and moves at a clip before finishing on a long, attractive floral note. And, as always, Julius Riesling is a keeper, a wine that can only – and most definitely, does – improve with time.

The 2025 growing season began under continued dry conditions, with below-average winter rainfall failing to replenish soil moisture. Unseasonably warm late-winter weather prompted an early budburst, followed by a devastating frost event in mid-September that caused widespread damage across much of south-eastern Australia. Remarkably, vine recovery exceeded expectations, with fruitful secondary buds forming bunches on new shoots. Supplementary irrigation was required to maintain vine health throughout winter, spring, and summer. Although yields were expected to be low, they surpassed conservative estimates. Like spring, summer also arrived early, with a warming trend from mid-November laying the foundation for one of the hottest and driest seasons in living memory. Fortunately, early February saw only short bursts of heat. Eden Valley riesling fared well, with harvest occurring in the cooler part of February.

Price Bracket $41 to $50
Type White
Body Light Bodied
Variety Riesling
Variety Style ["Dry Riesling"]
Country Australia
Region Eden Valley
Australian State SA
Feature High Score
Iconic
Critic Score 95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2025
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