Ranked #10 of 17 1996 Shiraz from South Australia
91/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Roasted meats, complex; nice, ripe fruit aromas here, very good. Palate is rich and deep but a trifle firm and unyielding. Needs more time yet. Now to 20 years.
Tasted: 29/09/2007
Drink: N/A
RP 94 points: "Deep garnet colored with a hint of brick, this St Henri gives pronounced baking spice, smoked bacon and damp earth notes over a core of mulberries, warm rhubarb and fresh figs. Medium to full bodied with lively acid and a medium level of velvety tannins, it offers plenty of plush fruit and a long spicy finish."
94 points. Source: Robert Parker (In Asia) "January, 2012" by Lisa Perrotti-Brown