Showing its age, with forest floor on the nose. It’s very complex in the mouth, aided by what seems like a touch of Bret. Crunchy fruiti, some cinnamon, pebbles. Starting to oxidize, but in a tasting of 24 Pennies mature reds, this was the one that held people attention the longest. Outclassed by the 90 though.
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This bottle was re-corked in 1991 and had a very youthful colour. The nose showed some mushroomy cellar stink as well as leather, blueberry, tar and vanilla. In the mouth it had a core of sweet briary fruit and a touch of raisin. There was some animale muskiness and plenty of earth. It is a lovely aged Aussie wine somewhere close to its apogee.
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5/8/2021 - mychurch wrote: 93 Points
Showing its age, with forest floor on the nose. It’s very complex in the mouth, aided by what seems like a touch of Bret. Crunchy fruiti, some cinnamon, pebbles. Starting to oxidize, but in a tasting of 24 Pennies mature reds, this was the one that held people attention the longest. Outclassed by the 90 though.
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5/27/2016 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
This bottle was re-corked in 1991 and had a very youthful colour. The nose showed some mushroomy cellar stink as well as leather, blueberry, tar and vanilla. In the mouth it had a core of sweet briary fruit and a touch of raisin. There was some animale muskiness and plenty of earth. It is a lovely aged Aussie wine somewhere close to its apogee.
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11/26/2013 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Has some leather and tar development with a sweet core of blueberry fruit. Good depth of flavour and balance with a fresh berry finish.
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8/9/2007 - CamWheeler wrote: 84 Points
Leather, earth, spice and smoky oak. Palate lacks fruit and is only just holding on to life.
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