Penfolds, South Austraila, St. Henri, Shiraz 1980 CJF Selections a winery and a philosophy

a winery and a philosophy grounded in the soils and traditions of Dry Creek Valley

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Eric Asimov

resulting in more ethereal (but not light) Pinots that are less burdened down by tannin in their youth

Penfolds, South Austraila, St. Henri, Shiraz 1980 CJF Selections a winery and a philosophyVery top shoulder 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 would be equally difficult to find similarly aged