2025 Henschke Peggy’s Hill Riesling Magnum 1.5L, Eden Valley

Taking it’s name from a local Eden Valley landmark between the villages of Eden Valley (yes, there’s a small township as well as the regional appellation) and Keyneton, where the Henschke family estate is based; sourced from several of the district’s preferred grower vineyards at around the 500m altitude mark. Deeply aromatic mostly with lime notes – zest, leaf and Bickford’s cordial, moving from nose to mouth with ease, aromas to generous flavours, and salivating citrus pith texture to energise the palate. Allowed time in the bottle, tasted with several months relaxation since bottling, this has found a great place to allow purity and depth of flavour to rise up. A joy to drink.

95 points Tony Love for Wine Pilot, April 2026

Aromas of lemon sherbet, gun smoke, lime leaf, slate, phosphorus and citrus blossom. The palate is taut and focused with tightly wound acidity and tension waiting to unravel and show the underlying fruit. Drink or hold.

94 points Ryan Montgomery for James Suckling, January 2026

Pale in the glass with just a youthful flash of green and aromas of freshly squeezed lime, Bickford's lime cordial and hints of Christmas lilies, crushed stone, green apple, citrus blossom, lemongrass and makrut lime. Sleek in its travel with a crystalline mineral driveline; all tension and detail as it shoots across the palate. Velocity and precision writ large. Such great, refreshing drinking, with a slatey, dry finish. Drink to 2040.

94 points & Special Value Dave Brookes for Halliday Wine Companion, October 2025

This is the 20th anniversary vintage of this always popular and impressive Eden Valley Riesling. Of course, it seems only fair that it comes from an increasingly imposing vintage like 2025. The colour here is a very pale slate/lemon. Attractively perfumed, we have hints of florals with white jasmine and frangipani, along with citrus notes, most notably limes, and hints of crisp apples. The wine is focused and balanced, exhibits good energy, and is seamless throughout. Offering a lengthy, soft and lingering finish, we see hints of lemon curd emerging on the palate. Enjoy this over the next eight to twelve years. Drink to 2038.

93 points Ken Gargett for Wine Pilot, February 2026

Light and bright lemon and lime tints in the glass. Lemon sherbet and makrut lime aromas. A fresh and zippy palate, lifted on chalky acidity with florals, lime cordial and sherbet notes shining across it. Length is a big part of the appeal, stretching the characters out and finishing with pleasing suppleness that draws you back for more. Drink to 2037.

93 points Stuart Knox for The Real Review, January 2026

The 2025 Peggy's Hill Riesling hails from a challenging vintage in that it was a combination of both hot and dry, which was troublesome for South Australia. The season was off to a hard start in September with a serious frost that caused widespread losses for Barossa and Clare Valley. The season was significantly shorter than usual, at just eight weeks this year as opposed to the normal 12 weeks. Hill of Grace was harvested a full month earlier than normal, and only two other vintages in the Henschke's six-generational history come close to this: 1995 and 1965. The 30-year intervals are a point of interest. So here, the 2025 Peggy's Hill Riesling is floral and fine and shows none of the struggle in the glass. The canopies were healthy and the flavors were ripe before the main heat event, so the fruit was picked prior to the hot weather. Certainly, the wine shows talcy and floral and very pretty. It has good length, too. It had a long, cool fermentation in stainless steel. Drink to 2038.

93 points Erin Larkin for The Wine Advocate, September 2025

This is lifted and bright Eden Valley Riesling, hitting all of the regional markers well. Lime, wet stone, lemon peel and citrus blossom make up the core with pretty jasmine and cinnamon spice beneath. There are subtle tropical tones with allusions of pineapple husk and lychee, possibly ester-related and very subtle. The palate follows suit with a bright, citrus-drenched and bone-dry aesthetic and good mouth-filling intensity. Lime, jasmine, lemon juice and cinnamon apple slosh around the mouth before a firm cut of citrusy acidity washes it all down to a fresh and bright finish. Lots of thirst-slaking appeal here, and a lot of wine for $28.

92 points Tom Kline for Wine Pilot, January 2026

An anniversary vintage celebrating 20 years of Peggy’s Hill. Coincidentally, the maker suggests the ’25 will age for 20-plus years, but those heady floral aromatics matched to an already high drinkability factor means it can be enjoyed sooner, capturing the vitality that is there right now. Florals shine in citrus blossom, spring flowers, acacia with honeysuckle married to plenty of fresh citrus fruits and super bright acidity. There’s also an easy textural flow to the wine that also makes it good drinking now. The lead into the 2025 vintage in the Eden Valley was one of the hottest and driest in living memory, but Peggy’s Hill delivers another strong Henschke Riesling masterclass. Drink to 2033.

92 points Jeni Port for Wine Pilot, November 2025

Seven generations of the Henschke family have been making wine in the Barossa since 1868. This wine is named after Peggy Hill, a local landmark at the top of the range between the villages of Eden Valley and Keyneton. It is produced from a selection of longstanding Eden Valley growers whose ten- to seventy-year-old Riesling vines grow in low-vigour, ancient Cambrian soils at around 500m altitude.

Presented in a beautiful 1500mL format perfect for dinner parties and extended cellaring.