Lovely effort by Penfolds. We drank this as a mini vertical with the 2015, and the younger sibling came out on top The 2014 is solid, with lighter red fruits coming forward, nice tannins, and great mouthfeel. Less Cabernet in this edition than the 2015. I think this might benefit from a few more years before opening.
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Opened before dinner, half a bottle poured off and sealed for the next night. Beautiful fragrance of fruit, licorice, and subtle vanilla oak. First sip, blown away by the layers of flavour, cassis, plums, red and black berries, licorice, subtle oak, smooth tannins and a nice line of acid. The wine continued to evolve and delight through the course of the meal and the half bottle put aside for the next night didn't make it. 92+
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11/30/2023 - Goodjob! Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very good and ready to go with a little bit of air. I prefere this to the 2012 Bin 407.
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8/10/2023 - Hanh wrote: 93 Points
Soft generous palate. Excellent example of Penfolds wine. A great cab sav
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6/5/2023 - Hover low 64 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lovely effort by Penfolds. We drank this as a mini vertical with the 2015, and the younger sibling came out on top The 2014 is solid, with lighter red fruits coming forward, nice tannins, and great mouthfeel. Less Cabernet in this edition than the 2015. I think this might benefit from a few more years before opening.
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2/7/2023 - Pzknkt wrote: flawed
Didn’t like it at all, not sure if it was going off! Disappointed
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9/14/2022 - nulla Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened before dinner, half a bottle poured off and sealed for the next night. Beautiful fragrance of fruit, licorice, and subtle vanilla oak. First sip, blown away by the layers of flavour, cassis, plums, red and black berries, licorice, subtle oak, smooth tannins and a nice line of acid. The wine continued to evolve and delight through the course of the meal and the half bottle put aside for the next night didn't make it. 92+
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