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Tasting notes
Coonawarra Shiraz can excel in certain vintages, and the 2017 Bin 128 Shiraz is a fine effort, blending notes of dried spices (it was aged in 42% new French oak hogsheads), red plums, black olives and a hint of liquorice. It’s medium to full-bodied, with creamy, supple tannins and a long, silky finish.
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Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
James Suckling
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The regional stamp of minty and leafy aromas is strong here, as is the stream of redder-toned berry flavors and a fine, long and linear spine of tannin. Drink over the next decade.
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.