Crimson with pure notes of plum compote, cherry clafoutis, roasting meats, earth, spice, ironstone, mocha, pan juices and the fainest wisp of wintergreen. It's such a comforting wine, with its unobstructed view of fruit and vintage, finishing savoury with powdery tannin grip and a dusting of cocoa powder and coal dust. Lovely stuff. JH
Stunning for its intensity and appealing for its density and purity of fruit flavors, this red features huckleberry, marionberry and wild blackberry notes at the core, with details of salted black licorice, toasted cumin, bittersweet chocolate and gingerbread, backed by perfumed notes of violet and lavender that linger on the finish, where the tannins have an appealing grip. WS
$ 629
Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2019 (No Gift Box)
RP
96₊
JH
91
JS
97
Immediately spicy and complex, this has a rich blackberry and dark-plum nose, together with dark-chocolate and tarry, earthy elements. The palate has a very rich, fleshy feel with such ripe dark-plum, dark-chocolate, blackberry and mulberry flavors on offer. Generous, yet balanced. JS