Ruby with brick highlights. Some vegetal notes out front followed by sour cherry aromas. Bitter on the palate entry then shows off its oak before the tangy, red berry fruit.
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Decanted and consumed slowly. This is a decent but unremarkable wine.
Undetectable tannins but enough general structure, this wine is likely to be drinking near its peak now and for another couple of years.
Unmistakably Penfolds and the 6 years since the vintage have improved its proposition immeasurably.
It's a fruit forward wine but mostly characterised as single dimensioned.
Is it a buy again? Probably not with better options in the sub $20 tier of the market (such as St Hallet Faith Shiraz, Duck Duck Goose Shiraz and Margan Shiraz) but it's drinkable after some time in the cellar.
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3/4/2022 - JackKingman Likes this wine: 78 Points
If you have it, drink it. There's no benefit to additional aging. Already past the peak.
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9/17/2018 - jluca Likes this wine: 87 Points
Nice aroma. Flavorsome
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12/12/2017 - Umay Ceviker wrote: 87 Points
Ruby with brick highlights. Some vegetal notes out front followed by sour cherry aromas. Bitter on the palate entry then shows off its oak before the tangy, red berry fruit.
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9/1/2017 - Ralph_ wrote: 80 Points
past peak
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8/5/2016 - BigfootPMH wrote: 88 Points
Decanted and consumed slowly. This is a decent but unremarkable wine.
Undetectable tannins but enough general structure, this wine is likely to be drinking near its peak now and for another couple of years.
Unmistakably Penfolds and the 6 years since the vintage have improved its proposition immeasurably.
It's a fruit forward wine but mostly characterised as single dimensioned.
Is it a buy again? Probably not with better options in the sub $20 tier of the market (such as St Hallet Faith Shiraz, Duck Duck Goose Shiraz and Margan Shiraz) but it's drinkable after some time in the cellar.
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