St Henri is a time-honoured and alternative expression of shiraz, and an intriguing counterpoint to Grange. It is unusual amongst 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. St Henri is rich and plush when young, gaining soft, earthy, mocha-like characters with age. It is matured in an assortment of old large vats that allow the wine to develop, imparting minimal, if any oak character. Although a small proportion of cabernet may sneak into the blend, the focal point for St Henri remains shiraz.
| 种类
Shiraz
|
Shiraz |
|---|---|
| 年份
2018
|
2018 |
| 容量
750 mL
|
750 mL |
| 最佳品鉴期
Now-2055
|
Now-2055 |
| 99 Points - Andrew Caillard |
| 99 Points - Ken Gargett - World of Fine Wine Magazine |
| 99 Points - Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com |
| 97 Points - James Halliday |
| 97 Points - Huon Hooke |
A wine that can proudly grace any dinner table, in any establishment, anywhere.
–Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker
St Henri is a time-honoured and alternative expression of shiraz, and an intriguing counterpoint to Grange. It is unusual amongst 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. St Henri is rich and plush when young, gaining soft, earthy, mocha-like characters with age. It is matured in an assortment of old large vats that allow the wine to develop, imparting minimal, if any oak character. Although a small proportion of cabernet may sneak into the blend, the focal point for St Henri remains shiraz.
St Henri is a time-honoured and alternative expression of shiraz, and an intriguing counterpoint to Grange. It is unusual amongst 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. St Henri is rich and plush when young, gaining soft, earthy, mocha-like characters with age. It is matured in an assortment of old large vats that allow the wine to develop, imparting minimal, if any oak character. Although a small proportion of cabernet may sneak into the blend, the focal point for St Henri remains shiraz.
| 种类
Shiraz
|
Shiraz |
|---|---|
| 年份
2018
|
2018 |
| 容量
750 mL
|
750 mL |
| 最佳品鉴期
Now-2055
|
Now-2055 |
| 99 Points - Andrew Caillard |
| 99 Points - Ken Gargett - World of Fine Wine Magazine |
| 99 Points - Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com |
| 97 Points - James Halliday |
| 97 Points - Huon Hooke |
A wine that can proudly grace any dinner table, in any establishment, anywhere.
–Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker
"For me, this is the wine of the entire release. An extraordinarily good St Henri and I could not encourage winelovers to fill their cellars with this wine more strongly. This will comfortably sit with 2010 and 2012 and I have no doubt that in years to come, it will be considered as one of the greatest St Henri’s ever made. It is that good. This is perfectly structured. Balance is the key. The balance allows the wine to exhibit Audrey Hepburn elegance and Arnie S power. This has decades ahead. A great St Henri. Could this mean something truly special awaits us next year when the 2018 Grange is unveiled?"
" A beautiful St Henri vintage. Gorgeously seductive blackberry, mulberry, dark cherry, sweet plum aromas with dark chocolate, graphite, roasted walnut notes. Inky and sinuous palate with plentiful ripe blackberry, mulberry fruits, fine looseknit chalky tannins, superb mid-palate viscosity and underlying chinotto, roasted walnut notes. One of the great St Henri vintages in recent times, based on the length and breadth of South Australian vineyards. "
" A great St. Henri and, although multi-regional, this is very much a wine that speaks of the Barossa Valley, with aromas of ripe blackberries and red plums that are so fresh, together with tobacco, young-leather, earth, chocolate, coal-smoke and tarry accents. Effortless depth on the palate with summer berries, framed in fine, alabaster-like tannins that are underscored with discreet power. So long and captivating. A blend of Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Port Lincoln, Robe, Padthaway, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills. Drink over the next decade or more. "
The veil long clasped by St Henri is aromatically lifted. A 2018 St Henri cork is extracted revealing:
Clinically: The elution of flinty pencil and cordite.
Appetisingly: Warmed black olive - mustardy spiced wild rocket, haloumi.
Savoury: Scents of a parsley salad, eggplant, capers.
Exotically: Freshly sliced fig and cut-rhubarb laced with spices and nuts.
Stone fruits and charcuterie savouries abound.
Fresh acidity abetted by the cut-rhubarb noted aromatically above, and liquorice root.
Toasted pumpkin seed flavours, tannin-dry yet not puckering.
Mouth-watering, finely etched tannins ‘mist up’ the palate spectrum – a tactile fog!
Oak – where art thou?
Relatively dry conditions coupled with near long-term winter and spring temperatures indicated an early start to the growing season. However, a spell of cold weather in November slowed vine phenology. Warm and sunny weather prevailed throughout most of spring, providing optimal conditions for flowering and fruit-set. The Barossa Valley experienced 22 days of temperature greater than 35°C in summer, while McLaren Vale experienced 17 days greater than 35°C. This warm and dry pattern continued in Clare Valley throughout the growing season with only one significant rain event (30mm) in early December. Robe and Padthaway also had warm, dry growing seasons by regional standards. Late flowering and the delayed onset of veraison throughout the South-East slowed harvest by a few weeks. Our grower vineyard in Port Lincoln enjoyed a near perfect season, with the cool maritime breezes providing optimal conditions for ripening. The warm, dry weather carried into autumn, setting up an Indian summer with favourable conditions for ripening grapes. A fine vintage for all Penfolds South Australian growing regions.
| GRAPE VARIETY
Shiraz
|
Shiraz |
|---|---|
| VINEYARD REGION
Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Port Lincoln, Robe, Padthaway, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills
|
Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Port Lincoln, Robe, Padthaway, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills |
| 葡萄酒分析
酒精浓度: 14.5%, pH: 3.62, Acidity: 6.7g/L
|
酒精浓度: 14.5%, pH: 3.62, Acidity: 6.7g/L |
| MATURATION
12 months in 50+ Y.O vats
|
12 months in 50+ Y.O vats |
The first vintage of St Henri – then Auldana Cellars St Henri Claret – was produced in 1888, beginning one of the most famous and enduring names in Australian wine. It was likely named after Auldana’s winemaker Léon Edmond Mazure’s son Henri or his wife, Philomine Henriette. The wine immediately enjoyed success, winning the Championship Cup for Best Claret in Australia at the Adelaide Wine Show in 1890 and then again as a joint winner in 1891. The St Henri label disappeared somewhere around the beginning of World War 1. It was revived by Senior Red Winemaker John Davoren at Penfolds in 1953 to celebrate the centenary of Auldana Cellars. The 1957 vintage is officially recognised as the first St Henri commercial release under the Penfolds name. It gained a new lease of life in the 1990s as its quality and distinctive style became better understood.
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