Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2017 (Gift Box)

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2017 (Gift Box)Penfolds Rewards of Patience tasting panel 2021 5 5 rating 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 style became better understood.

an exposed côte with hillsides facing North

It also tastes of custard apples

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Yarra Yering was named Winery of the Year in 2021 by Huon Hooke's The Real Review

primarily blackcurrants and raspberries

ropy tannins that lay out through the finish

linear palate whose peachy fruit is tightly wound around a minerally spine of powdery phenolics

Domenic is fifth generation Calabrian and grew up on the Adelaide Plains working for the family’s market gardens

The nose was sweeter and had less solera

Huge aromatic length and lots of bite and structure

freshly ground coffee beans and iodine plus lots of menthol

The wine rises with Chinotto and blood orange