Winery - Penfolds
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a medium-sized, drink-now Shiraz that’s easy to like and hard to put down. Red and black plum fruit is dressed up with oak, toffee, and a hint of Grand Marnier. Finishes with smooth, chalky tannins.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows deep plum aromas on the nose, with juicy, judiciously oaked fruit on the palate. Medium in body, and finishes with toasty oak. A very good wine, and unmistakably Cabernet.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a throwback to the Penfolds style of the past, with plenty of stuffing and tannin packed into a dark red wine. Chocolate and plum flavors pick up hints of eucalyptus and leathery notes on the firm finish. Drink 2008–2015.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dense and slightly pruny, with scents of overripe or baked plum and flavors that include black olive and earth. It's weighty and rich enough to get the job done with a fatty steak.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine, Australia’s most famous, is literally black. Aroma of sweet charred American oak dominates, with associated vanilla. Underneath is pepper, tobacco, spice and blackberry; complex and beautiful. Tremendous extract, marvelously thick like fruit purée, enormous and bone dry. The finish lasts forever. A huge, effusive wine that needs 15 years to settle down. 89% Shiraz and 11% Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 1994
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Explosive aromas of roasted coffee, cocoa, pepper, blackberry and smoke. Has tremendous finesse, not powerfully fruity but exceptionally balanced and harmonious. Dry, elegant, and tannic, and will certainly improve with age. One of the few single-vineyard wines Penfolds produces.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 1996
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Black. Very aromatic: blackberry, currant, black pepper, cedar/mint, complex and fine. Lots of red and purple stone fruit, with lush, fine tannins. Very dry. An elegant, somewhat austere wine needing time and food to showcase its stuff.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 1996
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very dark. Powerful roasted-almond aromas, licorice, currant and smoke; warm and generous. Tastes supple, with ample fruit and sturdy tannins. Very dry. Some austerity but quite a fine mouthful, especially at this price. 80% Shiraz and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Best Buy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Round, plush and hedonistic, the Magill barely falls on the conservative side of “over the top” this year. Deep aromas of vanilla bean and meat segue to a blackberry-and-vanilla ride on the palate. Long and luscious on the finish; really quite sexy overall.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Red-berry aromas and flavors have a tinge of stewiness to them, but the wine’s smooth tannins and pencil-eraser aromas more than make up for it. A little more straightforward than St. Henri usually is, but it’s still very tasty.
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Penfolds Shiraz - 2000
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