(Penfolds RWT) Ya, wanna go to Hedonism Jamaica, mon. Well you don’t have to. Save yourself the money for a plane ticket and plop down $60-$80 and buy yourself a bottle of this. Redcurrants,coffee, chocolate, oak, oak and more oak .. . but I don’t mind it. And I usually mind oak. Mint, cinnamon, cherry extract, incense. Very deep nose, gets to the top of the nostrils. Super ripe palate but with supporting structure for all that hedonistic fruit. Succulent fruit. Spicey and peppery on the finish with long lasting fruit. Will age too. Super-fine grained tannins. Great stuff.
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By Campbell Mattinson
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