Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2019 (Gift Box)

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2019 (Gift Box)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

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became Senior Winemaker in 1997 and since that time has helped the business define itself through a set of highly respected wines that primarly celebrate the Southern Barossa

It gives consumers confidence in the area

structured and saline Applejack I can remember

The vines are his happy place

"Remember that old Heinz Ketchup "anticipation” ad from the 1970s

after six years as Head Winemaker at Sutton Grange

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stone fruit

planted in 1989

The palate is very long and very fine

though perhaps not for extended cellaring