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Name that Wine Critic
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:17 am
by KMP
I'm just finishing my last bottles of 1992 St Henri and I came across this gem of a review from 1997.
The 1992 St. Henry Shiraz is a terrific example of the jammy, late harvest, port-like style that is displayed by some of Australia's biggest red wines.
St Henri - a jammy, late harvest, port-like style- this critic really knows his stuff.
If St Henri is one of Australia's biggest reds I wonder what this critic thinks of Mollydooker? Can you guess who the critic is?
Mike
Re: Name that Wine Critic
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:35 am
by Gavin Trott
KMP wrote:I'm just finishing my last bottles of 1992 St Henri and I came across this gem of a review from 1997.
The 1992 St. Henry Shiraz is a terrific example of the jammy, late harvest, port-like style that is displayed by some of Australia's biggest red wines.St Henri - a jammy, late harvest, port-like style- this critic really knows his stuff.
If St Henri is one of Australia's biggest reds I wonder what this critic thinks of Mollydooker? Can you guess who the critic is?
Mike
Broadbent perhaps?
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:37 am
by Sharkey
I'm guessing the obvious - Parker.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:49 am
by Bick
Indeed - Parker.
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:50 am
by Grant
Talk about damning with faint praise...try to fit 'terrific', 'jammy' and 'port-like' into a single positive review...
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:51 am
by griff
Grant wrote:Talk about damning with faint praise...try to fit 'terrific', 'jammy' and 'port-like' into a single positive review...
Aeroplane Jelly - port flavour
cheers
Carl
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:43 pm
by marsalla
Tanzer,
parker wouldnt call it jammy I would have thought
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:13 pm
by KMP
Sharkey wrote:I'm guessing the obvious - Parker.
Yes it is indeed Parker. Historically, St Henri was made to be a contrast to the more forward ("A very good dry port...") Grange. St Henri is a wine that has been called "an excellent foil to the modern 'baked' Australian Barossa shiraz style.' The 1992 itself has been described as a lightly structured wine, another has said it has huge tannins and is overladen with fruit, but "jammy, late harvest, port-like" it ain't.
Mike