Nose is funky, oaky, and wet. Huge notes leap out of the glass: wet leaves, compost, caramelised oak, salty liquorice, and boot polish. Medium-bodied, slippery mouthfeel, with intense flavours of blackberry cordial, morello cherry juice, beef bouillon, and oak (caramel, vanilla). An outrageous, over-the-top wine that doesn't taste like Pinot Noir, but doesn't taste like anything else, either. It's not my favourite, but I'm glad I got to try it.
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A very pleasant surprise! The penfolds website tasting note hasn't been updated since 2004 ("at peak now") but here we are 8 years later and this is like expensive mature burgundy,with some earthy aromas but with a real density of fruit and flavour.
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5/31/2017 - Drinking Trees wrote:
Nose is funky, oaky, and wet. Huge notes leap out of the glass: wet leaves, compost, caramelised oak, salty liquorice, and boot polish. Medium-bodied, slippery mouthfeel, with intense flavours of blackberry cordial, morello cherry juice, beef bouillon, and oak (caramel, vanilla). An outrageous, over-the-top wine that doesn't taste like Pinot Noir, but doesn't taste like anything else, either. It's not my favourite, but I'm glad I got to try it.
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2/22/2013 - empire80 Likes this wine: 91 Points
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12/27/2012 - empire80 wrote: 92 Points
Rich earthy Pinot flavours with plenty of fruit, finishes with gentle tannin and subtle hint of acidity. Perfect now.
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7/7/2012 - Annabk wrote: 92 Points
Beautiful, plenty of fruit and a hint of chocolate. Enjoyed and drank all 3 of our bottles (with friends)!
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1/29/2012 - empire80 wrote: 91 Points
A very pleasant surprise! The penfolds website tasting note hasn't been updated since 2004 ("at peak now") but here we are 8 years later and this is like expensive mature burgundy,with some earthy aromas but with a real density of fruit and flavour.
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