The 2020 Keyneton Euphonium is a bold, medium-bodied red from Henschke’s iconic Barossa and Eden Valley vineyards. This vintage brings a rich, earthy character with dusty, meaty flavors alongside dark berries, truffle, and subtle spice. It’s balanced by fresh acidity and smooth tannins, making it a complex yet approachable wine that unfolds beautifully with time. Inspired by the family’s musical heritage, this wine sings with notes of blackberry, plum, and pepper, delivering a long, elegant finish. Perfect for fans of classic Aussie reds with depth and personality.

The Wine Advocate | RP 91
Published: Mar 27, 2025
Drink: 2025-2035

The 2020 Keyneton Euphonium is from the hot, dry and significantly low-yielding 2020 season, and the wine is meaty, dusty and dry in the mouth. Despite all this, it remains elegantly medium-bodied. This is all kicked earth and brick dust on the palate, with notes of black fruit and truffle and with chewy, pliable tannins through the finish. This is a wine that grows on you the more you smell and taste it. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

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Keyneton Euphonium is a beautiful composition of shiraz from up to 50-year-old vines growing in the Eden and Barossa Valleys, blended with cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot from selected vineyards in both regions. The Barossa hills village of Keyneton, established by pastoralist Joseph Keynes in 1842, was a musical and cultural focus for the community, and home to the Henschke Family Brass Band and Henschke Winery. The band was founded in 1888 by second-generation Paul Gotthard Henschke and later led by third-generation Paul Alfred Henschke, featuring wonderful wind instruments such as a B flat euphonium, cornet and E flat clarinet. The B flat euphonium was produced by the famous Zimmermann factory in Leipzig, Germany, in the late 19th century. The instruments were imported by musical entrepreneur, Carl Engel of Adelaide in the late 1800s and have been lovingly restored to remain in the care of the Henschke family.

Tasting Notes:
Dark crimson with bright ruby hues. Fragrant aromas of blackberry, raspberry, plum, rhubarb and cassis are entwined with hints of sage, cooking spice, black pepper, anise and violets. An elegant palate opens with fresh cut plum and mulberry, leading into blackberry, bramble, cassis and bay leaf, balanced by bright acidity and an exceptionally long, fine tannin finish.