Winery: Penfolds
Region: South Australia
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz
Vintage: 2007
Your Wine Guy says:
A stunning wine with great power and finesse, built to last many years in the cellar. A complex combination of blackberry, blueberry, mocha and spice greet the nose. Well integrated spicy oak and layers of black fruit characters greet the palate, this wine has excellent intensity of flavour and aroma.
95 Points YWG Drink to 2020+
Critics say:
Roasted coconut and vanilla, dark berries, aniseed/mint - good smelling wine and typically Penfolds. It’s mid-weight with meaty toasty flavours and nice set of lightly chewy tannins (good work done here). Well balanced and good to drink (even now) with a toasty savoury finish. It’s a wine that delivers a lot of satisfaction and plenty of 389ishness (to coin a new phrase). Played well, done good. Top result.
93 Points Drink 2012 - 2024 Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
The winemaker says:
Colour: Deep, dark red, with an impenetrable core.
Nose: Brooding, yet compliantly permitting noticeable oak to propel dark fruits from the glass, unveiling wafts of stewed Christmas pudding (a mix of dates / sultana / fig) beneath. High notes of anise, licorice and an element of scented talc tussle with more grounded and complex savoury & cold meat aromatics. Gasping for air !
Palate: Youthful, bright dark fruits hover over a base of stewed rhubarb & quince paste. Integrated oak serves to tighten the palate rather than impart any flavour, although upon sitting, coffee-ground and barrel ferment nuances arise & linger... Peter Gago - Penfolds Chief Winemaker