A Penfolds Blockbuster, The Celebrated 2010 St Henri at 15 Years, Drinking Magnificently

My Wine Man on Penfolds

Penfolds is Australia's most iconic wine producer. St Henri is the thinking collector's Penfolds, multi-regional Shiraz blended with the same precision as Grange, but aged in 50+ year-old large casks that impart virtually no oak flavour. The 2010 vintage, widely regarded as one of the great Australian Shiraz vintages of the 21st century, is now 15 years in bottle and at the very peak of its drinking window.

Tasting Notes

Deep garnet shading toward brick. The nose is profoundly complex, dark cherry, dried plum, leather, tobacco, dried herbs, scorched earth and a whisper of liquorice. The palate is full-bodied, with fine grainy tannins and a long, savoury finish. A profoundly developed St Henri from one of the greatest Penfolds vintages of the modern era.

Style & Drinking Window

Medium to full-bodied with grainy tannins and exceptional length. Drinking magnificently now at peak maturity. Drink through 2035 with extended decanting.

Food Pairing

A 15-year-old Penfolds St Henri at peak maturity deserves a centre-of-the-plate cut. We love it with Australian Grass-Fed Cape Grim Rib-Eye Steak from My Meat Man, dry-aged and char-grilled medium-rare with bone-marrow butter, a magnificent match for the 2010's dark cherry, leather, scorched earth and grainy mature tannins.