2006 St Henri Shiraz
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Alex Bridgeman
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2006 St Henri Shiraz
100% Shiraz from grapes bought from long standing grape suppliers to Penfolds; unoaked. From magnum. Deep red, opaque centre, no purple. Lovely complex nose, full of fruit and carnation flowers. Soft on the palate with generous black cherries and powerful acidity. The tannins are well integrated but still obvious. They show strongly on the aftertaste with a black cherry and green salad finish. Lovely, and with plenty of life ahead of it. 88/100. Drunk 27-Mar-15.
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