Hello there, I recently made my way through a bottle of the Penfolds St. Henri 2000 Shiraz. A mighty fine wine indeed. Real old-fashioned production with none of the powerful vanilla and chocolate you might expect with big Aussie shiraz. Plenty of fruit and floral character on the nose with a touch of steeliness and some ink too. Forward to mid palate with an incredible finish - everything in the wine was derived from the fruit. I immediately went out the next day and bought another. Unfortunately, the gentleman who ran the wine store from where I bought it couldn't recommend anything else in the same style. So, I'm rather hoping someone on the group can instead.
The wine was $50 NZD (about $35 USD) - bought in Auckland, NZ.
If you can recommend a similar wine in the same price range (and cheaper would be even better) - I would be really grateful.
Many thanks,
Aaron