2020 St Henri Penfolds
Penfolds

2020 St Henri

Adelaide Hills | South Australia | Australia
£490.00
£490.00
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Tasting notes:

St Henri is a time-honoured expression of shiraz, and an intriguing counterpoint to Grange as it is not aged in new oak, very unusual in Australia. Generous cherry and chocolate flavours well balanced with savoury notes and dried herbs. Medium-bodied on the palate with a great core and lovely framework.

Producer description:

Dating back to 1844, Penfolds was founded by Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold who established their vineyard at Magill Estate. Within a few years, the winery became the largest in South Australia but it was only in the 1960s that it achieved international success with the release of what is now one of the world’s most celebrated Australian wines: Grange.

Style:
Still Red
Vintage:
2020
Dryness:
Dry
ABV:
13.5
Size:
75cl
Delivery:
4 weeks
Available:
3

Critic Scores

Robert Parker | 93

Routinely my favorite red cuvée in the Penfolds Collection (matured in large-format seasoned French oak), there is always a freshness and suppleness to the fruit that is most elegant in the glass. Here, the 2020 St Henri Shiraz shows the warm and low-yielding season from whence it came in the splay of roasted beetroot, red fruits and meats on the mid-palate. A chunky, meaty iteration of this wine, the tannins are grippy and full in the mouth. You get aniseed and clove through the finish. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap.

James Suckling | 94

Dense, dank and brooding. A very warm vintage, serving an incantation of licorice strap, clove, camphor, dried nori and a spicy backdrop to a flood of dark, saturated fruits. Often the cuvee that I prefer most, however the tannins in this instance are more four-square, burlier, thick grape skin-gritty and less resolved than usual. A bit drying. The oak, classy and firm, compressing and directing. Best after 2028.