2002 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 128

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 89.2 points

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  5/16/2020 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Excellent. Superb wine, quite different to Kalimna of same age; finer and less full on palate. 14% alc. though not really evident given balance with acid.
  Colour: vibrant black currant
  Bouquet: black currant, leather, cedar
  Palate: rich and full bodied, blackberries, plums, spice and black pepper, black olives and licorice. Opens out beautifully over 3 hours. Fresh, long clean finish with some green herbal undertones.
  May 2020

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  6/30/2019 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Excellent, 14% alc. Drinking beautifully. Had the Kalimna the previous evening, same vintage, and the comparison is interesting. Previously, I suggested it was 'so different to the Bin 28 Kalimna from this same year: More subtle and less full bodied.' It's amazingly balanced and with breathing it becomes amazingly concentrated. It's a far more elegant wine than the Kalimna.
  Very similar comments to April 2018.
  Colour: deep black berry, crimson edges
  Bouquet: blackberries and other black fruits, cherries, olives, and a touch of mint, but more secondary characters, leather, dark chocolate, dusty, light spice, cereal
  Palate: as bouquet, blueberry, liquorice, briary, savoury earthy characters, black pepper, big soft fine grained tannins, full bodied but very balanced, great mouthfeel, long clean finish. Elegant, and palate has balance of primary fruit and secondary characters. Gorgeous and still has years.
  June 2019

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  4/13/2018 - rmarkey Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Excellent, so different to the Bin 28 Kalimna from this year. More subtle and less full bodied. Drinking beautifully. 14% alc.
  Colour: deep black berry, crimson edges
  Bouquet: blackberries and other black fruits, cherries, olives, and a touch of mint, but more secondary characters, leather, dark chocolate, dusty, light spice
  Palate: as bouquet, liquorice, briary, savoury earthy characters, black pepper, big soft tannins, full bodied but very balanced, great mouthfeel, long clean finish. Elegant, and palate has balance of primary fruit and secondary characters.
  April 2018

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  10/5/2014 - DavoSwirlsSniffsQuaffs Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A great value drop. The ageing has done it justice. Nice bouquet and such pleasant drinking! Rich chocolate and spice notes. I only wish I had another left to drink!

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  7/7/2014 - Cellar Bear wrote:

  Well developed Coonawarra Shiraz which is still drinking well but starting to show some of the early signs of decline. Drink up now!

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