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PENFOLDS St Henri Shiraz 1990

LotWineRegionQtyEstimateCurrent Bid
NIK
0502
PENFOLDS St Henri Shiraz 1990 South Australia 1 MAGNUM AU$600-700 AUD $ 400
FIR
0023
PENFOLDS St Henri Shiraz 1990 South Australia 1 BOTTLE AU$230-250 AUD $ 148

James Halliday Score: 94 points

Reviewer: James Halliday

Read the full tasting note on Halliday Wine Companion (subscription).

Wine-Searcher Aggregated Score: 92 points

1990 Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz

Source: Wine-Searcher.com

Penfolds Rewards of Patience ★★★★★

Penfolds — The Rewards of Patience, Ninth Edition

Drink: Drink now 2040

Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant black cherry, graphite, wet stone, roasted walnut aromas. Beautiful concentrated black cherry, blackcurrant, roasted walnut flavours with fine cedar/grainy tannins. wax polish notes at the finish. Lovely linear freshness, vitality and inky density. Beautiful Claret style. clarity through the finish; the fruit intensity undulates across the palate with moments of lightness, and other times weight and gravitas." (EL) A famous Henri vintage. Drinking well now, although the best bottles will keep for some while. 13.4% alc "Refined power, a quiet, controlled presence. Assured and complete. Dark blue/black berries, some fine cocoa powder, ironstone dried violet. Soft echoes of primary fruit sweetness. Pulse force." (NR) 89% Shiraz, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley (68%), Clare Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra

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