Penfolds 2018, St Henri, Shiraz - 99/100 James Suckling74. 95 per bottle ABV 14. 5% "A great St. Henri and, although multi regional, this is very much a wine that speaks of the Barossa Valley, with aromas of ripe blackberries and red plums that are so fresh, together with tobacco, young leather, earth, chocolate, coal smoke and tarry accents. Effortless depth on the palate with summer berries, framed in fine, alabaster like tannins that are underscored with discreet power. So long and captivating. A blend

which makes this the most astounding Les Clans to date

GOLD Medal at the Gilbert and Gaillard International Challenge:

Robe (Colour): Ruby red

blackberry and sage on the nose reveal just a hint of iron filings

A lovely soft accessible wine with a dash of vanilla from new French and American oak

the 2005 will drink well for another decade

but this 2022 vintage is different from previous vintages because it nips in on the finish promising more drama as it relaxes and billows over the next six months

and Meunier

Beehives were introduced into the vineyards of the domaine nearly a decade ago

grow some of the best grapes Marlborough have to offer

Owner Sacha Lichine and oenologist Patrick Leon (formerly from Chateau Mouton Rothschild) who sadly passed away late last year have produced a truly magnificent wine

which lifts the texture making for a more elegant wine