2008 Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz-Mourvèdre

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 86.8 points

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  8/5/2018 - NiklasT Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Soft, smooth and delicious fruit without much complexity. Very appreciated. Some alcohol burn but nice wine. Overdelivery on price point after 8 years in the cellar.

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  12/11/2014 - IlonaN wrote: 90 Points

  The mourvedre was dominant in this bottle, lots of tree bark notes on nose and palate, black pepper comes in on the finish with a very dark and savory profile. People who want sweet fruit might not like this, but I found it very interesting.

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  8/10/2013 - Zorba wrote: 88 Points

  Shiraz with darker notes added from the mourvèdre. A bit of smoke, blackberries and blueberries, spices. Quite interesting but lacks the finesse and smoothness to score higher. Will probably last several years more.

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  11/27/2011 - sipnwine Likes this wine:

  Head 2 head against Rufus Stone 2009 Heathcote Shiraz (follow head2headwine on twitter to see the play-by-play) The Penfolds wins mainly due to price point. Both are enjoyable wines, but why pay more for the Rufus when you can enjoy the Penfolds. I'd purchase the Penfolds again.

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  9/8/2011 - esb wrote:

  Dark. I got youthful, forward, slightly jammy blackberry mixed with concord grape. I looked for spice but didn't find it. It was ripe and balanced in the mouth with an enjoyable, lingering finish. Overall, forward, good wine, basic fruit. Now or wait a few years.

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