Deep, dark, inky red colour. Blue fruits on nose with a little vanilla. Rounded mouthfeel. Flavours of musk, cranberry, sarsaparilla along with a bit of vanilla. A bit of drying tannin on the end. Very enjoyable and drinking well.
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Dark blackberry and currant fruit with a lovey plum and chocolate note. The palate has great concentration of black fruit, dark bitter chocolate, spicy notes and plenty of freshness on the finish. Nice balance, good length. Excellent.
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Blackberry, Chinese five spice and a touch of oak on the nose. Slightly softer in the mouth but dark fruits and oak. Drying tannins. Still a big wine that has plenty of time left. Wait a year or two for the next.
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6/24/2023 - ProfByron Likes this wine: 90 Points
Even under screwcap this is starting to develop some aged warm climate (added acid) shiraz aromas. Greasepaint etc.
It’s a concentrated wine though an unexpected lightness (great balance) at least on first tasting, it gets heavier with drinking.
A Winter warmer!
Definitely Penfolds. Well crafted. Probably best drinking over the next decade or more.
14.5%, screwcap
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4/15/2023 - rjsmall Likes this wine:
Deep, dark, inky red colour. Blue fruits on nose with a little vanilla. Rounded mouthfeel. Flavours of musk, cranberry, sarsaparilla along with a bit of vanilla. A bit of drying tannin on the end. Very enjoyable and drinking well.
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9/3/2022 - bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark blackberry and currant fruit with a lovey plum and chocolate note. The palate has great concentration of black fruit, dark bitter chocolate, spicy notes and plenty of freshness on the finish. Nice balance, good length. Excellent.
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8/15/2022 - AusJohn Likes this wine: 80 Points
A lighter style. Some tannins present. Fruit certainly wasn't forward
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3/25/2022 - rjsmall Likes this wine:
Blackberry, Chinese five spice and a touch of oak on the nose. Slightly softer in the mouth but dark fruits and oak. Drying tannins. Still a big wine that has plenty of time left. Wait a year or two for the next.
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