St. Henri Claret
⏳ Drikkevindue
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted leg of lamb, slow-braised beef cheeks, aged cheddar cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz (historically known as St. Henri Claret) is a legendary alternative expression of premium South Australian red wine. First released commercially in 1957 by winemaker John Davoren, St. Henri was developed as a stylistic counterpoint to the robust, heavily oaked Grange. Its heritage dates back to the late 19th century at the historic Auldana cellars. Uniquely for a collectible Australian red, St. Henri is aged entirely in large, neutral oak foudres, some of which are over 50 years old. This ensures that the wine receives no new oak character, allowing the pure, multi-regional fruit expression of South Australian Shiraz to shine. The result is a wine of immense elegance, structure, and mineral complexity that evolves beautifully over decades.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Penfolds blev grundlagt i 1844 af dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold og hans hustru Mary på Magill Estate i South Australia og er i dag et af Australiens ældste og mest ikoniske vinhuse. Ejendommen opnåede legendarisk international anerkendelse i 1950'erne under den visionære chefvinmager Max Schubert, som skabte Penfolds Grange og revolutionerede landets vinfremstilling. Drevet af en berømt filosofi om at blande på tværs af regioner og druesorter udvælger Penfolds enestående druer fra historiske australske terroirs – herunder Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale og Coonawarra – samt fra udvalgte internationale topområder. Vinhuset er verdenskendt for kraftfulde, upåklageligt strukturerede og særdeles lagringsværdige vine anført af flagskibet Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon og den berømmede Bin-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz (typically 95-100%), sometimes with a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14.0%-14.5%