Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2018

There is lovely fruit purity to this St Henri, as always, thanks to the exclusive use of 50+ year old vats for aging. Opaque ruby in colour there are seamless and vibrant aromatics here of black slate, and roasted meat with blackberry and a dusting of fennel seed. The palate is then dry and compact with a firm drive to the fruit. What is remarkable is that it is also underpinned by the finest, almost lacy, tannins that provide a long and silky finish. Open knit and supple, this is a younger drinking vintage of St Henri which does however carry an almost hypnotic and irresistible beauty.

Angus Hughson

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Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

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