2001 Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 1500ml Magnum Five Star Club Tawny providing a medley of tart

providing a medley of tart berries

It remained in oak until February 2023 when it was estate bottled

After three weeks on skins the wines are pressed individually into older French barriques

Tasted: Feb 2020

2001 Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 1500ml Magnum Five Star Club Tawny providing a medley of tartAwards, Ratings & Reviews 95 100 Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front 2001 Vintage Excellent. A good example of how under rated 2001 is at the upper end the wines are as good, and often better, than their 2002 equivalents. This wine is all blooming aromatics, black cherry and kirsh, with a blackness that gives the wine a real sense of free flowing, fruit driven oomph. The impressive thing is the wine's momentum: once you swallow, the fruitiness seems to