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Wine Definition
- Vintage1990
- TypeRed
- ProducerPenfolds
- VarietyShiraz
- DesignationRalph's
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionLimestone Coast
- AppellationCoonawarra
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1/11/2020 - BHRH Likes this wine: 92 Points
A bit of portiness on the nose blows off after a half hour to spicy, cedar notes with a hint of dill. On the palate - exquisitely mature deep spicy currants and blackberries with perhaps a small dollop of mocha. Surprisingly strong tannins give excellent structure. Blind tasters loved this, but thought it had a large dose of Cabernet (maybe a result of the cooler climate Shiraz from Coonawarra?). Drink these soon while they are still in prime. Of course, the cool label art by Ralph Steadman makes the bottle a souvenir:)
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10/16/1994 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 87 Points
A very deep, even purple, with very firm legs - an incredilby deep colour. Matur-ish nose, with oak and spicy woody tones predominant. Good smooth attack. Full and rich on the palate. Nice. Very Good.
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