Penfolds, South Austraila, St. Henri, Shiraz 1980 [HS] Nebbiolo with some herbs

with some herbs

There's a lot of grace and style here

yet very savoury

layered and multidimensional

but should still need 3-4 years of cellaring and have two decades of longevity

Penfolds, South Austraila, St. Henri, Shiraz 1980 [HS] Nebbiolo with some herbsHigh 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