Description
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.
Proudly, a wine style that hasn’t succumbed to the dictates of fashion or commerce.
Penfolds St.
Henri Shiraz 2016 is rich and plush when young, gaining soft, earthy, mocha-like characters as it ages.
It is matured in old, 1,460 litre vats that allow the wine to develop, imparting minimal, if any oak character.
This is a much anticipated vintage for St.
Henri, and it does not disappoint.
The complexity of fruit here is stunning, together with a very complex and playfully fragrant, spicy edge with graphite, roasted coffee and woody spices, framing a core of very fresh blackberries, red and dark cherries and blueberries.
So fresh and brimming with fruit aromas.
The palate has a stunning array of deeply fleshy fruit flavors with a superb sense of length and powerful, ripe tannin, underpinning vibrant, fleshy fruit that is beautifully assembled in a refined, elegant and impressively pure mode.
So long and pure.
Silky and elegant.
A real masterpiece, taking its place among the finest vintages like 2010, 1990 and 1971.
95% shiraz and 5% cabernet sauvignon.
Drink over the next three decades.
– JamesSuckling.com, 98 points The Finer Details Style – Red Wine Varietal – Shiraz 95%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Country – Australia Region – Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, Magill Estate Vintage – 2016 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 14.5%
