Critic Review
Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion – 5th April, 2022 99 points "Australia's finest single-vineyard site? I think so. With its core of gnarled shiraz vines planted circa 1860 and its picture-perfect location alongside the Gnadenberg church, it is a much adored and discussed vineyard which has been producing stellar wines since the first single-vineyard Hill of Grace was released in 1958. Today, those original vines are bolstered with its 'young' 100+ and 35+yo kinfolk and aged in 83/17% French/American oak hogsheads (29% new) for 18 months. Grace by name, grace by nature; it's a perfectly framed, elegant snapshot of pristine fruit, site and season. Precisely ripened berry fruits are underscored with notes of Chinese five-spice, sage, jasmine, licorice, mocha, blackberry pastille, charcuterie, wild flowers and cherry clafoutis. Pitch-perfect and elegant on the palate, the tannin-acid architecture tuned and sympatico with the pristine ancestor-vine fruit and a very long, silken finish
Henschke Hill of Grace Eden Valley Shiraz 2017 3x75cl ex Duty ex VAT
When you buy wines Under Bond they can either be transferred, under bond, to an account in a Bonded warehouse or delivered duty paid. We will enquire by email whether you wish the wine to remain under bond or be delivered duty paid.
For Under Bond deliveries. We will ask you to provide the details of the bonded warehouse address and the account you would like it held under. Excise and VAT taxes are not payable for wines transferred under bond. A charge for the transfer will be made at the time of delivery, and varies from Bond to Bond. We will let you know what that charge is in advance, when you confirm the address, and issue an invoice for the transfer charge.
For Duty Paid Deliveries. We will ask for the delivery address by email. All Under Bond prices exclude HM Excise, Customs and VAT. Current Excise rates are £13.39 per 4.5 litre case (equivalent to 6x75cl), Customs are Zero and VAT is currently charged at 20%. These taxes are liable to change, and will be charged at the prevailing rate when the goods are removed from Bond. At that time, a new VAT invoice will be issued, including a charge for onward delivery. The balance between what has already been charge Under Bond and the new VAT invoice will be payable.
N.B. Our website currently does not automatically charge for these additional costs and may even suggest that the wines qualify for Free National Delviery. We apologise that is not the case with Under Bond and En Primeur purchases.
Contact orders@cambridgewine.com if you any further enquiry about buying under bond.
Sarah Ahmed, Decanter – 29th March, 2022
99 points
Muscular with great vitality and sensuality, Hill of Grace 2017 combines gravitas with grace. Supple swathes of fruit – blackberry with blueberry and red cherry – come scented with china ink, tinder bush, black pepper, star anise, wattleseed, tea leaf and baking spices. Tobacco pouch, mulch and subtle game undertones strike a savoury note. Rafts of seamless, spicy tannins build and buoy layers of flavour. Terrific authority, strength, complexity and length. Drinking Window 2023 – 2047
Delivery
You can choose to have your order delivered or arrange click and collect in store (more info below). Delivery is FREE on orders of £60 or more (Cambridge and surrounds) and £120 or more (UK wide) to a single address in mainland Great Britain.
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Unfortunately, issues in the supply chain can mean longer than normal delivery times may be experienced.
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| Delivery Option | Price | Minimum Bottle | Estimated Delivery |
| Standard Delivery Cambridge & Surrounds | FREE on orders over £75 or 6+ bottles £2.95 on orders under £75 |
No minimum bottle count required for this delivery type | Within 1-7 days, normally next day. |
| Standard Delivery GB Mainland | FREE on orders over £120 £7.95 on orders under £120 |
No minimum bottle count required for this delivery type | Within 2-7 days, normally within 3 working days. |
| Deliveries to Northern Ireland, Scottish Highlands and UK Islands, Isle of Man and Isles of Scilly | Additional courier charges will apply to postcodes IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, ZE, BT, IM, TR21-25
Please note: we classify the Channel Islands as an International destination. |
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| Click and Collect | FREE | No minimum bottle count required for this delivery type | Same day collection usually available (during store opening hours). See details below. |
| Order from store and Collect | FREE | No minimum bottle count required for this delivery type | Please phone or email your local store for availability |
Click & Collect
- FREE collection on any order.
- Order and pay online, choose Click and Collect at checkout, and select your store.
- We’ll contact you when your order is ready.
- We’ll hold your order in-store for ten days, so you can collect at a time that works for you.
Critic Review
Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion – 5th April, 2022 99 points "Australia's finest single-vineyard site? I think so. With its core of gnarled shiraz vines planted circa 1860 and its picture-perfect location alongside the Gnadenberg church, it is a much adored and discussed vineyard which has been producing stellar wines since the first single-vineyard Hill of Grace was released in 1958. Today, those original vines are bolstered with its 'young' 100+ and 35+yo kinfolk and aged in 83/17% French/American oak hogsheads (29% new) for 18 months. Grace by name, grace by nature; it's a perfectly framed, elegant snapshot of pristine fruit, site and season. Precisely ripened berry fruits are underscored with notes of Chinese five-spice, sage, jasmine, licorice, mocha, blackberry pastille, charcuterie, wild flowers and cherry clafoutis. Pitch-perfect and elegant on the palate, the tannin-acid architecture tuned and sympatico with the pristine ancestor-vine fruit and a very long, silken finish