Penfolds, South Austraila, St. Henri, Shiraz 1980 [HS] Fortified with exotic honey and spice

with exotic honey and spice notes

Reminds me of the 1989 Rayas

balanced by good acidity and structure on the palate

This is Sine Qua Non’s extended barrel-aged Grenache (meaning that in most vintages since 2003

it worked perfectly from steak tartare to seared foie gras with duck neck confit

Penfolds, South Austraila, St. Henri, Shiraz 1980 [HS] Fortified with exotic honey and spiceHigh shoulder order better, one nicked capsule, one nicked label. Lovers of mature Shiraz will find interest here. Recommend decanting off sediment and aeration of about an hour to see it fully awaken. It held up well over night after transfer to "half bottle" storage. The real education here for Americans is to even see the age curve of older Aussies as most of the imports didn't really hit our shores upon release of the 1994 Australian vintage. It