Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz 2004
-
Wine
Spectator
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Dense, dark red with a very dark core. The bouquet is intense, dense and spicy--notes of nutmeg, lavender, rosemary and musk with evocative wafts of black and red liquorice arising. Some floral aromas are present, although assorted fruits dominate with glazed cherries, prune (fruitcake mixture) to the fore. Close inspection reveals aged pipe tobacco and roasted lamb juice and quince complexities. The palate is, in a word, exceptional! Everything demanded of a top-notch St. Henri palate is delivered. The ripe, rounded and finely textured tannins, courted by vibrant (zingy) acidity, certainly induce a youthful disposition. Medium-dark cherry fruits are complexed by cold roasted lamb and black pudding flavours - layered and dense.
Professional Ratings
- Wine Spectator
Other Vintages
2019-
Robert
Parker -
James
Suckling -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine
Spectator -
Wine &
Spirits
-
James
Suckling -
Robert
Parker -
Australian Wine
Companion -
Wine
Spectator -
Wine &
Spirits
-
James
Suckling -
Jeb
Dunnuck -
Robert
Parker -
Wine
Spectator -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine &
Spirits
- Decanter
-
James
Suckling -
Jeb
Dunnuck -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine &
Spirits -
Robert
Parker
-
James
Suckling -
Robert
Parker -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Wine
Spectator
-
Robert
Parker -
James
Suckling -
Wine
Spectator
-
Robert
Parker
-
Wine &
Spirits -
Robert
Parker
-
Robert
Parker
-
Wine
Spectator -
Wine
Enthusiast -
Robert
Parker -
Wine &
Spirits
-
Wine &
Spirits -
Wine
Spectator
-
Robert
Parker -
Wine &
Spirits
-
Robert
Parker -
Wine
Spectator
-
Wine
Spectator
-
Wine
Spectator
-
Wine
Spectator -
Wine
Enthusiast
-
Wine &
Spirits -
Wine
Spectator
-
Wine &
Spirits
-
Wine
Spectator
Penfolds has been producing remarkable wines since 1844 and indisputably led the development of Australian fine wine in the modern era. The introduction of Penfolds Grange in 1951 forever changed the landscape of Australian fine wine. Since then a series of stand-out wines both white and red have been released under the Penfolds masthead.
Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker and only the 4th custodian of Grange, relishes the opportunity to bring Penfolds to the world stage and is an enthusiastic ambassador and natural educator. Penfolds came to the attention of the US market when 1990 Grange was Wine Spectator’s ‘Wine of the Year’. Since then, Penfolds Grange has become one of the most collectable wines of the world and was honored to grace the front cover, once again, of Wine Spectator, with declarations of Grange as Australia’s Icon.