Ranked #34 of 318 2009 Shiraz from South Australia
97/100
5 Stars
Bob Campbell
First made in 1957. Lovely dense, sweet fruit with nicely layered dark berry, choc/mocha, anise/liquorce and mixed spice flavours. Beautifully poised red - hard not to swallow in a tasting. Very persistent, very elegant.
Tasted: 20/02/2013
Drink: N/A
93 Points Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2009 St Henri Shiraz is slated for release on May 1, 2013. It is a little closed at the moment though reveals earthy aromas of warm berries, some mulberries and Chinese dried plums over notes of meat, black olive, coffee and tree bark. Richly concentrated and complex with layered, savory flavors, it is structured by firm, grainy tannins and is finishing long. It needs time to develop further. Drink it from 2015 to 2025+.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. February, 2013
93 Points James Halliday
There is a warmth of fruit in the '09 St Henri that offers plush mulberry, spice, blackberry confiture and tar on the bouquet; the palate is generous on entry, warm and inviting, with a lively backbone of acidity cleaning up the tail of fine-grained tannins and charry oak flavours. Not destined for the longest life of a St Henri, but long enough. Drink to 2025.
Ben Edwards. June, 2021
RP 93+ points: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2009 St Henri Shiraz is slated for release on May 1, 2013. It is a little closed at the moment though reveals earthy aromas of warm berries, some mulberries and Chinese dried plums over notes of meat, black olive, coffee and tree bark. Richly concentrated and complex with layered, savory flavors, it is structured by firm, grainy tannins and is finishing long. It needs time to develop further. Drink it from 2015 to 2025+.
93+ points. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) February 2013 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown