Shiraz

Penfolds

St. Henri Shiraz 2018

Deep ruby centre , slightly wider ruby rim . Bit more herbaceous and medicinal nose , spicier dark fruits , touch tobacco , dried spice , smoky touch. Slight lighter focused fruit , spiced red plum , dark cherry. On the palate quite round and juicy , sweeter palate , smoky red plum , blueberry , dark cherry jam. Balanced acidity and slightly gritty but ripe , sweet tannins . Medium length . This is quite a contrast to the first two , the style of fruit is sweeter and lighter, and with time in the glass , more red cherry , strawberry notes appear. The finish is slightly sweeter and less harmonious than the first two , it is also very young so this might come with more time. Better in 5-10 years and will last well a further 5-10. — 10 days ago

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Penfolds

Grange South Australia Shiraz 1991

Gor
9.6

Layered, complex, beautiful. Opens with cherries, blood, plums, blueberries, dry leaves and licorice. Fine grained tannins. Perfect after a few hours in the decanter. Will last at least another decade. — 21 days ago

Torbreck Vintners

RunRig Barossa Valley Shiraz Viognier 2018

8/2024. Big and bold. Sits well on the palate. Nice finish.

Hall’s Chophouse
— 16 days ago

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Torbreck Vintners

The Steading Barossa Valley Grenache Blend 2021

8/2024. Nice medium bodied Grenache blend. Good flavor and nice on the palate. Paired well with the blackened sea bass at Hall’s Chophouse. — 14 days ago

Raul, Ted and 1 other liked this

Glaetzer

Amon-Ra Barossa Valley Unfiltered Shiraz 2010

Rich, supple and delicious. A prime example of what the Barossa does so well, particularly in a good vintage. Blackberry, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and coffee grounds. Barb thought too much coconut oak but I didn’t think it was excessive. The next night ripe plum and oak- rich and mouth filling - through to the mid 2030’s. Your choice - rich and fruit driven or developed savoury notes or somewhere in between. — 10 days ago

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Mollydooker Wines

Carnival of Love McLaren Vale Shiraz

Deep ruby, heavy bodied - nose opens up to strawberry, spice and bubblegum. Mouth feel: blackcurrant, black pepper, liquorice, vanilla. medium acidity, well integrated tannins… very smooth to drink! — 8 days ago

Penfolds

Grange Hermitage Bin 95 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Deep purple , thin ruby pink rim . Spicy cassis , touch of coconut , violets , blackberry liqueur and meaty, orange rind , slightly medicinal , iodine character . On the palate lovely density , blackcurrant , blackberry , saline and mineral reflexes . Lots of fine , polished quite dry tannins and surprising freshness . Long mineral stained finish , vanilla and cassis stained finish . After a while in the glass this really starts to show its mineral , crushed rock and iodine character. Intense and hugely powerful but also incredibly well balanced , with no warmth from the 14,5% alcohol, finishes dry and savoury , a real feat of engineering! Needs another 10-15 years and will last well a further 15-20 — 10 days ago

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@Andrew Cullimore A great tasting Andrew. Tasting all the Penfolds icons. 👌👌🍷🍷
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yes @Bob McDonald , all showed well and our group were very impressed overall … especially by the Yattarna and Bin 169 ….. not to mention the Grange of course !

Elderton

Command Single Vineyard Shiraz 1998

Popped and poured, enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1998 “Command” pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity and moderate staining of the tears. Definitely some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and mostly dried black and red fruits: brambles, blueberries, blackberries, dates, grilled meat, leather, purple flowers, marjoram, earth and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (mostly integrated) and medium acid. Confirming the notes from the nose with the addition of an umami/Maillard reaction sort of thing giving a rich, savory finish. Drink now as it’s in slow decline. — 16 days ago

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Penfolds

Bin 28 Kalimna South Australia Shiraz 2015

Fine, but still needs to mature the tannins. — 11 days ago

Penfolds

Bin 389 South Australia Cabernet Shiraz 2021

Deep purple , thin pink rim . Quite perfumed , floral , mint , herbaceous character , cassis and blackberry . Quite rich with sweet dark fruits on the palate , plum , cherry , blueberry , blackberry . Balanced acidity and spicy dark fruited finish , slightly meaty , medium length finish . This is needs time in order to round out the tannins , better in 5 years and will last well a further 10-15. — 10 days ago

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