St Henri, Shiraz
    Penfolds

    St Henri, Shiraz, 2021

    98/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    97/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    98/100
    The Wine Independent
    94+/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2021

      6x75cl

      DP

      £447.92

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    Critic Reviews

    98/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2021 St. Henri Shiraz comes from the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a lot of shaking to wake up notes of star anise, tilled soil, charcoal, and mossy tree bark, leading to a core of plum preserves and black cherry compote with a waft of mint tea. The full-bodied palate is jam-packed with expressive black fruits and savory accents, supported by very firm yet approachable tannins and a lively line, finishing long and opulent. Forget about it in the cellar for 5 years and then watch it transform into a legendary St. Henri! It was aged for 12 months in large, seasoned oak vats.
    drinking window 2029 - 2049
    date of review 10/2024
    98/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Dark plum colour, intense with a kick of smoky oak. A wine that showcases the concentration and spice to an Australian Shiraz even without any new oak, puts the focus on aromatics, fragrant grilled cumin, rose petal, black olives, baked spice and grilled herbs. Just awesome - but don't approach yet, this honestly could do with six or seven years to even rev up to the starting blocks. Tasted during the September Releases, and also at an incredible vertical held in Paris back in January that more than showed how St Henri can hold its own and improve for decades. Peter Gago chief winemaker.
    drinking window 2028 - 2050
    date of review 08/2024
    94+/100
    Angus Hughson,
    Vinous
    This 2021 St Henri blend of Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale Shiraz is a charmer but understated. A fresh and bright expression of dark cherry and roasted spice flavors, which are seamless and moreish. A little more reserved than usual, with solid, measured and well integrated tannins before opening out to a savory finish. An elegant vintage that may surprise in time.
    drinking window 2026 - 2038
    date of review 08/2024
    97/100
    Erin Larkin,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    I recently tasted a vertical of St Henri from 1958 through to this 2021, and just behind the 1962 and 2010, the 2021 was among the top five best St Henri's ever made. The 2021 St Henri Shiraz has succulence and balance, and it is fresh and unencumbered by heavy oak characters via the adherence to large-format, seasoned oak and the blessing of the season. The tannic density and weight of the wine comes from the fruit rather than the vessel, and this will hold it is great stead over the decades to come. This was sourced from Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. 2021 was a lovely season in South Australia; the lead-in was wet from August onward, replenishing the arid ground from the past three vintages of drought. The season was long and warm but rarely, if ever, hot, with well-timed rain events that allowed producers, for the most part, to avoid viticultural pressure. Having explained this, I have found many of the reds from 2021 to be really quite ripeit seems to me that many people had the opportunity to leave fruit on the vine, and many did. This feels to buck that trend. Excellent. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.
    drinking window 2024 - 2046
    date of review 07/2024

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    Specifications

    Country:
    Australia
    Appellation:
    South Australia
    Producer:
    Penfolds
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Shiraz
    abv:
    14.5%

    allergen information

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