Penfolds St Henri shiraz 2021

This is sublime. It’s a 100% shiraz from the Barossa and McLaren Vale. In some years depending on vintage, it includes some cabernet but the quality this year was perfect. Elegant and stylish with the power and poise you expect of a wine that will cellar for decades. Colour is dense black with just a little red on the edges. Highly perfumed with lots of spicy sage-like red fruits on the nose. There’s a fresh bakery character in here. The palate is restrained and refined with beautiful nuances of red fruits and fine tannins in support. Everything just knits together. This ranks with the greatest yet, and my mind is wandering back to 2010.