Penfolds 'St Henri' Shiraz 2023
South Australia
Australia, Australia
Regular price£372.00
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Arriving: Late 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 14.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2030 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
| Grapes: 100% Shiraz | |
Critic scores
96 RP, 96 JS, 97 JA, 96 DB
Critic reviews
"The 2023 St. Henri Shiraz was sourced from McLaren Vale (55%), Barossa Valley (21%), Frankland River (8%) and the balance from Port Lincoln and Padthaway. 2023 is the first time that Shiraz was sourced from Frankland River for the St. Henri, and this is significant, given it is Western Australia, when most of the fruit for the cuvées traditionally are sourced from the eastern states. To lend this comment context: 2023 was a cooler, wetter season in Barossa, a cooler season in McLaren Vale, and yet over in the west, it has shaped up to be one of the very best, most balanced, most energetic vintages in recent memory. So here, the 2023 St. Henri Shiraz is silky and fine, balanced and herbal, with star anise and shaved fennel, raspberry, milk chocolate, violets and freshness. It is really excellent. These current St. Henri's are very different in style to the early iterations of the cuvée, yet they manage to express a similar effortlessness and ease. I would say, on balance, that the alcohols are higher than the wines from the 1980s and before, yet the tannins are very polished and cleverly managed. I think this serves to set them apart or, at least, to create two schools of stylistic thinking—I am, for what it's worth, a fan of both. It matured for 12 months in large-format seasoned oak vats. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork."
Erin Larkin, July 2026, RobertParker.com
"There's a real elegance and charm here, with the cooler vintage showing through in black and blue berries, plum, sweet spice, ferrous earth and dried herbs. The palate is plush and silky with a metallic-edged austerity, rounded out by silky tannins and bright acidity. Lovely tension and purity, with plenty more to unravel with time in bottle. Drink or hold."
James Suckling, July 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Straight on the first aromatics you get a punch of violet flowers and cherry bud, earthy, fragrant, long lasting, love this sweet charred raspberry puree that expands through the palate. Peter Gago winemaker, Tom King director."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Very true to his identity (despite accommodating fruit from Frankland River, Port Lincoln and Padthaway) St Henri is in fine fettle in 2023! Smoky, spicy, fresh, yet very compact and dense with considerable layered. Gamey. Juniper and black pepper. Ample, but not overly so. But with massive vertical range. Intensely succulent. Saline and mineral. Limpid and strikingly dynamic in and through the midpalate. Limpid and lithe. Fluid, despite the density and amplitude. Lifted and fresh on the finish."
Colin Hay, August 2026, DrinksBusiness.com
Erin Larkin, July 2026, RobertParker.com
"There's a real elegance and charm here, with the cooler vintage showing through in black and blue berries, plum, sweet spice, ferrous earth and dried herbs. The palate is plush and silky with a metallic-edged austerity, rounded out by silky tannins and bright acidity. Lovely tension and purity, with plenty more to unravel with time in bottle. Drink or hold."
James Suckling, July 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Straight on the first aromatics you get a punch of violet flowers and cherry bud, earthy, fragrant, long lasting, love this sweet charred raspberry puree that expands through the palate. Peter Gago winemaker, Tom King director."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Very true to his identity (despite accommodating fruit from Frankland River, Port Lincoln and Padthaway) St Henri is in fine fettle in 2023! Smoky, spicy, fresh, yet very compact and dense with considerable layered. Gamey. Juniper and black pepper. Ample, but not overly so. But with massive vertical range. Intensely succulent. Saline and mineral. Limpid and strikingly dynamic in and through the midpalate. Limpid and lithe. Fluid, despite the density and amplitude. Lifted and fresh on the finish."
Colin Hay, August 2026, DrinksBusiness.com