PenfoldsSt Henri Shiraz 2017
Dry, Full Bodied style of ShirazAbout this product
Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz
- TypeShiraz
- Size750ML
- RegionMulti-Regional Blend
- Current Vintage2017
- Alcohol Volume14.5%
- Langtons ClassifiedOutstanding
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- Wine MakerPeter Gago
- Food MatchChinese
- ClosureScrew Cap
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2017
96 points Halliday Wine Companion
The cool and late vintage kissed the wine on both cheeks, making the classic maturation in 50yo vats doubly welcome. A glimpse of the future is the use of fruit from Port Lincoln joining the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Eden Valley in the blend. This has none of the hardness that sometimes gives an edge to St Henri, purity stepping in to its sculpted palate. Includes 3% cabernet sauvignon.
Vintage 2017
95 points MW
Deep crimson. Intense blackberry, mulberry roasted walnut aromas with herb garden, star anise notes. Inky textured wine with pure blackberry, mulberry fruits fine supple/ velvety tannins, lovely mid-palate generosity and underlying roasted walnut notes. Finishes brambly firm with plentiful espresso dark berry fruits. Very seductive and beautifully balanced St Henri with classic buoyant fruits and animated tannin ripeness. Lovely drinking now but keep for a while. Seal; screwcap 2024 – 2034 14.5% 95 points.
A lovely traditional multi-sourced Australian maturation style that offers the complete Penfolds story and intrigue in a bottle! This should develop very well with further bottle age.
Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Eden Valley, Port Lincoln.
Aged for 12 months in very old (50 years+) oak vats.
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