Clear appearance. Pale to medium ruby red colour. The bouquet is clean and of medium intensity: There are dark cherries, blackberries, dark plums leaning towards the cooked side, and cassis. A vanilla scent indicates this wine was oaked. In the mouth, this Australian Shiraz cuvée has a medium to full body. It is bone dry. The high acidity could have been integrated better. It stands out a little, at least to my taste. Strong tannins and high alcohol. The flavour intensity is medium — you find most of the dark fruits, especially the cherries — but the finish is short. Solid everyday wine that is good with hearty dishes. The wine has improved from a year ago when I last tried it, but it isn’t made for the long run.
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Tasted by Dominik Müller on Sunday, 26 November 2023.
| Flawed? | no | |
| DM: |
5Wines with a 5 to 8-point rating are good wines. Pure, balanced, and expressive of grape variety or regional typicity. / 20 ("good") |
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| WSET SAT: |
1.5Wines with a 1.5 WSET rating are in between 'average' and 'good' in the WSET scoring system, where we consider balance (B), intensity (I), length (L) and complexity (C). In terms of my personal rating system, wines with a WSET score of 1.5 usually get around 85 to 86 DM points. / 4.0 |
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| Favourite: | No |
| Vintage: | 2019 |
| Colour: | red |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | yes |
| Grape variety: | Syrah |
| For assemblages, the main grape variety is shown. | |
| Producer: | Penfolds |
| Country: | Australia |
| Region: | South Australia |
| Subregion: | n/a |
| Appellation: | n/a |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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