Hello everybody: Avid reader but 1st time poster!
I was given a btl of this from a client last week and probably thought it is past its best as it wasn't a 'great' vintage....would that be correct? My other experience with St Henri was a 1995 last yr which hadn't been stored well and was dried out and going backwards
Hello everybody: Avid reader but 1st time poster! I was given a btl of this from a client last week and probably thought it is past its best as it wasn't a 'great' vintage....would that be correct? My other experience with St Henri was a 1995 last yr which hadn't been stored well and was dried out and going backwards
The Rewards of Patience gives this fairly short shrift and advises to drink now. However, I acquired bottle of this about 2 years ago and opened it soon after. Can't really speak for the cellar provenance - but I suspect it was okay. The wine was terrific, despite the usual crumbled cork. I thought it held up very well indeed for its age.
The last bottle I had was a few years ago and it was going strongly. I suspect if its been well stored it'll be drinking nicely. The 88 is a much better wine than the 95.
Thats given me some confidence and yes it was cellared well. Once the weather up here in Brisbane cools down i will open it with some good food/friends and enjoy it
