Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2019 (1500ml)

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2019 (1500ml)James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022 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. Proudly, a

translucent and profoundly floral aromas of apple blossom

they always yearned to return to a life they loved

They produce two cabernets

undergrowth and tightly measured cedar/dark chocolate oak

Ferngrove Wines is located in the picturesque Frankland River wine sub-region of Great Southern

"Drank one of these yesterday

But beware of the pea and thimble trick – it needs at least 10 years to let you come up for air

Due to its aspect and height above sea level

As the balance of diversity grew from a monoculture

A full-bodied wine with masses of tannins

Prodigious length

with just a touch of grittiness of texture on the aftertaste