Penfolds, St Henri Shiraz, 2018
Penfolds, St Henri Shiraz, 2018
- 75cl
- 14.5%
- Still Red
- Shiraz
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Optimal drinking window: 2026 - 2040
St Henri is Penfolds' fascinating counterpoint to Grange, proving that great Australian Shiraz doesn't need new oak to achieve greatness. This wine sees only old wood, allowing the fruit to speak with remarkable clarity while developing the savoury complexity that makes it so distinctive.
The 2018 shows all the hallmarks we love about this wine: dense dark fruit married to earthy, almost leathery undertones, with that signature fine-grained tannin structure that sets it apart. It's drinking beautifully now but has the backbone to reward patience until 2040.
What the critics say:
"Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Port Lincoln, Robe, Padthaway, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills fruit. Matured 12 months in 50+yo vats. The effortless, unassuming self-assuredness of St Henri holds a unique and beloved place in the assemblage of Penfolds heroes, and 2018 marks a particularly special release. Accomplished, spicy, glossy black fruits of grand integrity unfold to magnificent effect in the glass, contrasting a fine-boned frame of rigid yet graceful, powder-fine tannins that carry a finish of long-lingering line and alluring appeal. I look forward to spectating from the sidelines as its fruit slowly unfurls over the decades to come. An adorable St Henri that exemplifies all that this label stands for."
"The 2018 St Henri Shiraz is a terrific effort, perhaps rivaling the top-flight wines under this label in 1976 and 1986. Remarkably fine and silky in texture yet simultaneously dense and concentrated, it showcases the amazing fruit harvested in 2018. Boysenberry, mulberry and mocha shadings all swirl together effortlessly in a whorl of full-bodied elegance, finishing long and effortless. Mainly Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale, it includes smaller amounts of fruit from Port Lincoln, Robe, Padthaway, Clare Valley and the Adelaide Hills, all aged 12 months in large old wooden vats."
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