Coonawarra
Penfolds Wines
Australia
14.5% abv
$29.90
I have not had this wine in years, it has to be eight or
ten, and I am looking forward to enjoying this fine red wine. I have always liked BIN 128 and 28 Shiraz.
Appearance: black-purple with a purple rim
Aroma: pepper mill mix spice, earthy tones, splendid floral
and underneath all this is a rich dark berry note.
Flavors: nice pepper mill mix – it is like I can taste the
sweet pink peppercorn, the musty white, spicy green and the citrus spicy black
peppercorns; there is an enjoyable thick earthy tone of soil and oak wood;
black plum skin, cherry and dark berries.
To me this is not a fruit forward wine – it is earth and spice
forward.
Mouthfeel: thick, bold, mouth-coating, jammy, spicy,
lingering dark berry and spice on the aftertaste, full-medium feel
To the Point: just as I remember maybe even better. A very
good to excellent bold Shiraz. I enjoyed
the first glass with my dinner – a French demi-glazed shitake mushroom Filet
Mignon.
