Ranked #17 of 25 1998 Shiraz from South Australia
92/100
4 Stars
Huon Hooke
Very spicy wine; lots of aromas ; red fruits again, taut and leanish; fine and elegant. Taut. Long aging. Now to 25 years.
Tasted: 29/09/2007
Drink: N/A
88 Points Robert Parker
The 1998 Shiraz St. Henri is a delicious dark ruby-colored effort with a sweet nose of jammy black fruits intermixed with herbs, earth, and pepper. Perfumed, medium-bodied, and succulent, it will drink well for 3-4 years.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Robert M. Parker, Jr. October, 2002
94 Points James Halliday
Medium red-purple; the moderately intense bouquet has, as one would expect, good fruit and oak balance and integration; strong blackberry fruit provides the ripe core of the palate, which has a quite savoury finish and tannins to provide ample structure. A great example of St Henri. Drink to 2015.
James Halliday. July, 2021
The 1998 Shiraz St. Henri is a delicious dark ruby-colored effort with a sweet nose of jammy black fruits intermixed with herbs, earth, and pepper. Perfumed, medium-bodied, and succulent, it will drink well for 3-4 years. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) October, 2002 by Robert Parker