Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2004 (1500ml)

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2004 (1500ml)Penfolds Rewards of Patience tasting panel 2021 5 5 rating Philip Rich Top 20 Wines of 2008 St Henri is a time honoured and alternative expression of Shiraz, and an intriguing counterpoint to Grange. It is unusual among high quality Australian red wines as it does not rely on any new oak. Released for the first time by Penfolds in the early 1950s (first commercial vintage 1957), it gained a new lease of life in the 1990s as its quality and distinctive

"Straw and oatmeal aromas

racked and then cool fermented the juice with inoculated yeast

Grapes ripen well into late April and early May

Initially the company supplied champagne to other large houses like Perrier Jouët and Moët & Chandon

It was after trying iconic Aussie reds in the officers’ mess hall that he decided to pursue a degree in oenology

‘perfect’ zone because it continued to evolve throughout the tasting

concentrated and long

but still quite accessible now

Finishes chocolaty firm with plenty of liquorice notes

forest floor duff and harvested green crops

layered and compelling

and spent 19 months in new Am oak hogsheads in which it finished its fermentation