Community Tasting Notes 57

• Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 1, 2024 - Tasted after 90 minutes of air. Huge hit of eucalyptus on the nose here. Dark ruby color. Black cherry fruit. Drying tannins. Not too complex. Still I enjoy this and giving it some good points just for the nose alone...

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• Hover low 64 Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 3, 2023 - Wow. Four years later. Such a huge difference and evolution of this wine. Black cherry and blackberry fruit and spice have emerged along with leather and tobacco in subtle notes. My score has skyrocketed since the last taste four years ago. I think this wine still has longevity and would benefit from 2-3 more years of cellaring. One bottle to go. I’ll report back in 2026! (Ps. Drink it now and you will be very happy, but be sure to drink at least an hour after opening the bottle)

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• smenzies wrote: 90 points

  February 11, 2022 - Best after 1 hr decant

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• Brian Glas Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 15, 2021 - Popped and poured. Wow a big hit of eucalyptus on the nose. Very powerful. Some spicy red berry fruit. Well balanced. Based on the thick legs on this I would guess this has plenty of alcohol but it is carried effortlessly by the powerful fruit. Very nice effort.

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• mjwstickings Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 26, 2020 - This is a truly superb Coonawarra Cab, amongst the best Cabs I've ever tasted from anywhere, and a reminder to me of why Coonawarra is my favourite Australian wine region. The authenticity is a good deal of what sets it apart. This is a Cab driven by the iron minerality that distinguishes Coonawarra. There's ripe blackberry and cherry, mild brown spice, mint, and vanilla, but tasting that strong iron note is like drinking the essence of the soil, the blood of the region's veins. If you like that, as I do, this is magnificent. And the balanced harmony matches the authenticity: the sweet fruit and savoury notes, the fine acidity and fine-grained tannins, the mineral core and everything swirling around it, all is so well integrated. If there's a shortcoming, it might be the lack of complexity in terms of secondary notes, but the depth and length are both excellent. I'd put this solidly in the 91-92 range, and for just $20 that also makes it one of the best values I've ever found.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Penley Estate
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation Phoenix
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Limestone Coast
• Appellation Coonawarra
• UPC Code 5777522391408

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• In Cellars 454 (40%)
• Consumed 673 (60%)

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