Not sure when I drank this. That said, the 2001 vintage of this bottling is what captured my imagination and began my journey into wine. Either that was a spectacular year or my tastes have changed. Not as impressed as I was when I was younger. Either way, TY Penfolds for opening me up to the world of wine...[?% abv.; $7.50].
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Sweet ripe plums and tart red cherries with some black pepper and oak. Medium body and very soft & fruit forward. Paired reasonably well with a Scicilian pizza. Simple, tasty, and unremarkable.
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Dark ruby. Has a sweet nose of ripe dark plums, berry fruit, vanilla, chocolate, hints of mint and coffee. Medium-bodied, very soft and fruit-forward with good balance and a somewhat short aftertaste. Nice red for everyday drinking, preferably slightly chilled. Good qpr, but i would deffinitely spend the extra 4-5 Euros and go for the Koonunga Hill.
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6/21/2021 - Doblk wrote: 87 Points
Ripe, sweet and simple. Still drinking fine but not very interesting.
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10/10/2011 - Bacchant wrote: 83 Points
Not sure when I drank this. That said, the 2001 vintage of this bottling is what captured my imagination and began my journey into wine. Either that was a spectacular year or my tastes have changed. Not as impressed as I was when I was younger. Either way, TY Penfolds for opening me up to the world of wine...[?% abv.; $7.50].
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10/4/2011 - Redguy wrote: 83 Points
Sweet ripe plums and tart red cherries with some black pepper and oak. Medium body and very soft & fruit forward. Paired reasonably well with a Scicilian pizza. Simple, tasty, and unremarkable.
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10/1/2011 - PiAJ wrote: 84 Points
Very oaky, great taste for the price
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9/9/2011 - Yiannis wrote: 85 Points
Dark ruby. Has a sweet nose of ripe dark plums, berry fruit, vanilla, chocolate, hints of mint and coffee. Medium-bodied, very soft and fruit-forward with good balance and a somewhat short aftertaste. Nice red for everyday drinking, preferably slightly chilled. Good qpr, but i would deffinitely spend the extra 4-5 Euros and go for the Koonunga Hill.
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