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2008 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 28 Kalimna

Shiraz

  • Australia
  • South Australia

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  • johnrm Likes this wine: 92 points

    November 1, 2019 - Very good immediately on opening. Perhaps very slightly lighter in colour than before but still dark and a very deep hue. As before, there was plenty of rich, sweet, dark fruit dark on the nose and dense early palate. The dark cherry character increased with time in the glass and was under-pinned, as always, by trademark soft Penfold's vanilla from the oak. I was alone in finding a touch of roast beef flavour developing with time (nice!). Complex flavours with a range of berry fruits, plums, and damsons, as I described before, which opened and developed as it warmed and stretched in the glass. Spice and black pepper but I no longer get the Eucalyptus I mentioned earlier. Acidity was there on the long late palate - my wife suggested Satsuma rather than generic 'orange' flavours developing on the tongue and I agreed. [After I wrote this note I looked up Peter Gago's notes for this vintage on the Penfold's website and, rather spookily, I found his reference to 'Satsuma conserve'.]
    The wine got better over a few hours and certainly has years ahead of it. I want to keep some to try tomorrow but I fear I will be unable to hold back. I think this is a great vintage for the Bin 28. 92+ and I'm happy to have chosen this wine to comment on in my 1111th review.

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3 Comments

  • MSheridan commented:

    11/2/19, 2:48 AM - Great TN John. Take it yours was from a stelvin closure? I’ve got a couple left with cork seals so keen to hear how these are going

  • johnrm commented:

    11/2/19, 3:05 AM - Thanks but it was under cork. Cork in perfect condition when pulled.

  • MSheridan commented:

    11/2/19, 7:09 AM - Cheers John. Good to hear that the cork closure is doing well

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