Juicy velvety red and blue fruits. Somewhat jammy. A lot of oak. Hints of wild herbs. Eucalyptus. Full throttle. Medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, high alcohol. I seem to have problems with such wines in blind tasting all the time…
Juicy velvety red and blue fruits. Somewhat jammy. A lot of oak. Hints of wild herbs. Eucalyptus. Full throttle. Medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, high alcohol. I seem to have problems with such wines in blind tasting all the time…
Dec 5th, 2022
Arguably the wine of the day in the Aussie icons tasting. The great thing about St Henri is that Penfolds lets the gorgeous old vine fruit speak instead of clobbering it over the head with American Oak. Some herbal/liquorice aromas. On palate mellowing black fruits, medium bodied with great length - superb persistence of flavour. At its peak IMO but will probably last for many more years- just becoming more savoury.
Arguably the wine of the day in the Aussie icons tasting. The great thing about St Henri is that Penfolds lets the gorgeous old vine fruit speak instead of clobbering it over the head with American Oak. Some herbal/liquorice aromas. On palate mellowing black fruits, medium bodied with great length - superb persistence of flavour. At its peak IMO but will probably last for many more years- just becoming more savoury.
Oct 16th, 2016
South Australia, Australia
