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St Henri Shiraz 2021

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30 75cl Bottle Case 6 £345 per Case Cases [Add to shopping basket]
Tasting Notes

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.

Score: 98

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2028-2050 29 August 2024

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.

Score: 94

Angus Hughson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2026-2038 01 August 2024

Very dark purple. Some freshness on the relatively light nose. Dry finish and some balsamic notes. Very little sweet fruit here for the moment, though it’s likely to blossom in bottle. There’s a real sore-throat-healing undertow though … (JR)

Score: 17+

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2027-2042 20 June 2024