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Tasting Notes
Conceived from the ancient soils of Marananga, which lie very close to the centre of the Barossa Valley floor – slightly to the north and west, where warm dry conditions and rich red soil provide the backbone to some of the region’s best known wines. The 2015 release delivers a contemporary shiraz alternative, framed by a mix of oaks; French and American, old and new – crafted in accordance with the traditional Penfolds method.
Lifted, fresh. Avec acuity, focus. Unabashed regional flavours of blackberry/ raspberry/juniper coalesce with those of a morethan-likely choco/oak derivation. A formic/V.A. ‘pulse’ combines with powdery tannins… massaged by lively acidity. A potent structural/textural statement indeed! At time of tasting/writing, the blend’s French oak maturation contribution appears more obvious than that from America.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
Classification: Red
Variety: Shiraz
Vintage: 2015
Bottle Size: 750ml (Bottle)
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia, Barossa Valley
Alcohol %: 14.5%
Cellaring: 15 Plus Years
Scores
95 / 100"Deep crimson. Aromatic wine with fresh dark plum, blackberry aromas with praline, mocha, herb garden notes. Generous and supple, almost plush in dimension, with sweet dark plum fruits, elderberry, liquorice notes, fine chalky chocolaty textures and underlying sweet vanilla hint marzipan oak notes. Finishes chalky firm, long and sweet. Archetypal Penfolds wine with superb ripe fruit expression, oak complexity and strong Barossa voice of place. Really good wine with the density, richness and balance to last the distance. Now - 2030"
- Andrew Caillard MW
