Stephen and Prue Henschke, fifth-generation winemakers at the family cellars at Keyneton, selected Lenswood in 1981 as a vineyard site in the Adelaide Hills. At 550m, the Lenswood vineyards offer not only beautiful views over the traditional vine country but also higher rainfall and humidity at the right time of the year, cooler temperatures to retain high natural acidity, and still enough sunshine to fully ripen the grapes.

Sweet, fragrant aromas of preserved lemon rind and pear skin complemented by creamy notes of brioche, almond bread and toasted cashews, and a hint of red berry fruits.

While still quite fine and tightly structured, the palate shows a lovely intensity of sweet apple and brown lime flavours, creamy texture and balanced acidity, providing freshness and length with a pleasing fine, crisp finish.

Medium yellow straw with green hues and an excellent fine bead.

The wine was subsequently bottle fermented and left on lees in bottle to age. Multiple vintages from 1997 to 2010 were combined in an assemblage-style blend in November 2012, as a multi-vintage, mature disgorged blanc de noir.