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Heady and rich. Sweet and flattering. Long. Cough medicine. A rich jewel. Tight but rewarding. (JR)
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Meaty, savoury and laced with vanilla spice on the nose. Mulberry fruit – rich and stewed in style, with superb persistence. Absolutely integrated in structure, with not a hair out of place. There's a lovely rusty bloodiness on the finish too. This is typically Shiraz and typically Penfolds, in all the best ways. (RH)
Fruit from Barossa Valley – Kalimna, McLaren Vale, Magill. After good autumn rains and a well above-average July rainfall (wettest July at Magill in 10 years), the weather pattern changed with August and September both dry and the October-April growing season less than half the long-term mean. Weather during flowering was fine and a good berry-set reported. Very good year for Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. 94% Shiraz, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. 18 months in new American oak hogsheads. pH 3.41, TA 7.2 g/l. Bit tarry and dusty. Very middle aged with the fruit submerged in mineral elements currently but I suspect it will be great. (JR)
6% Cabernet Sauvignon. Magill Estate included in this vintage (replanted 65-70 yrs ago). Very sweet like sugared plums in spiced vanilla. Dense and tight on the palate but a long way to go. Much less sweet on the palate, darker with liquorice, mouthfilling, lacks elegance (yet) and a bit warm at the very end. (JH)
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.