{"id":9335,"date":"2023-09-12T05:28:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9335"},"modified":"2023-09-12T05:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:28:48","slug":"the-latest-releases-from-penfolds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=9335","title":{"rendered":"The latest releases from Penfolds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9335\" class=\"elementor elementor-9335\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc4d1e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc4d1e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3b56c0\" data-id=\"d3b56c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324a054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324a054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A tasting last week sees the opportunity to look at some of the latest releases from Penfolds. Tommys Champagne Bar is in the old Seafarers Building &#8211; a comfortable space for a tasting like this &#8211; a bar area, some seating that you can quietly retreat to (to contemplate a glass of Grange perhaps?) and some lovely small bites of food. Food that actually complements the wines as well! So often this is overlooked. The Bin 51 Riesling for example, absolutely shone alongside a mouthful of crunchy seafood bruschetta.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Although featured in the rather beautifully-produced catalogue entitled \u2018The Penfolds Collection 2023\u2019, there isn\u2019t any of the Bin 704, or Bin 600, from California &#8211; which I would have loved to taste again. However &#8211; there is a surprise in the form of one wine from beyond Australia &#8211; a Champagne! I have to say I\u2019d heard about this once before (a few years ago), but this is certainly my first taste of a Champagne with the Penfolds name on it. I\u2019m served this on entry &#8211; and like is so often with a glass of bubbles &#8211; you almost forget to \u201ctaste\u201d it. You drink Champagne &#8211; standing up, chatting and mingling at an event (like this). But you must remember to actually pay attention to what\u2019s in your glass &#8211; at least every now and then &#8211; with Champagne!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-270d4cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"270d4cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3189c18\" data-id=\"3189c18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76d21a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76d21a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pouring-1-v-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pouring-1-v-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pouring-1-v-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pouring-1-v.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-322e0ed\" data-id=\"322e0ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74e8ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b74e8ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Global Brand Ambassador Zoe Warrington is on hand to talk us through the line-up. I\u2019m interested to hear about the 100-point score that has been awarded to the new vintage of Yattarna Chardonnay. As Zoe tells us, this is only the second time that a white wine from Australia has been awarded a 100-point score from one of the main international critics. It is of particular note, as I recently tasted the 2018 vintage of the \u2018other wine\u2019 that also received the perfect score &#8211; Giaconda Chardonnay from Beechworth.<\/p><p>My thoughts on the wines featured below &#8211; and I am asking about the others\u2026 let\u2019s see if I can get to try the whole range (soon).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d9d663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d9d663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c19dc5\" data-id=\"5c19dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e5ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8e5ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Thi\u00e9not x Penfolds Champagne Brut Ros\u00e9 NV<\/b> is a pale coral pink, with a fine fizz of tiny bubbles<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>in the glass. There is a mixture of citrus and berry flavours to the nose &#8211; clementine, cherry, blood orange, raspberry and grapefruit. Add in some subtle autolysis characters, with brioche and nougat lingering, and a lighter note of violet florals, and it is quite intoxicating and heady. The palate seems youthful, light on its feet and zesty. Well balanced, with an integrated acidity that carries to the crisp, spiced, bright finish. <b>93pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Bin 51 Eden Valley Riesling 2023 <\/b>has the bold acidity so characteristic of South Australian Riesling, but not as raspy as perhaps Clare Valley &#8211; more a controlled power of salinity. There\u2019s a spritzig of bath bomb &#8211; herbal, white pepper, with notes of green apple, preserved lemon and lime peel. Dry and saline right to the finishing line. <b>92pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-afdd837 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afdd837\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f945c99\" data-id=\"f945c99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55428e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b55428e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Riesling-bottle-v-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Riesling-bottle-v-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Riesling-bottle-v-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Riesling-bottle-v.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-744593e\" data-id=\"744593e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f592c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f592c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-x-whites-v-813x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9343\" alt=\"Penfolds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-x-whites-v-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-x-whites-v-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-x-whites-v-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-x-whites-v-1219x1536.jpg 1219w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2-x-whites-v.jpg 1510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d7e2cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d7e2cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-951751e\" data-id=\"951751e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b330ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b330ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bin 11 Yattarna Chardonnay 2021 <\/b>carries Penfold\u2019s first 100-point score for a white wine (see note above). Manages to be both lean and generously oaky at the same time. That smoky, toasty note is also in a nibble of reductivity on the nose and through into the palate, but the wine is clean and elegant once you get into it. Some lovely fruit, but with a croissant and baking spice element in layers of complexity. A seamless finish of superb length. <b>96pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Max\u2019s Ros\u00e9 2022 <\/b>has lots of Pinot Noir personality &#8211; I\u2019m thinking cherry, herbal, rose petal, cranberry and red liquorice. A pale copper colour &#8211; this also came alive with food &#8211; a pork belly slider the perfect wake-up call for it. A dry, phenolic pithyness sneaks in, and just a prickle of fruit tannin. A great food wine &#8211; bright, lively, delicious. <b>92pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Bin 28 Shiraz 2021 <\/b>is the first of our red tastes, and a real crowd pleaser. A fleshy sweetness of bramble, cherry and black pepper on the nose. A frame of oak and a bold tannin form the spine. You\u2019ll also see some umami savoury flavours of black olive and nori, alongside that lush fruit. I found the finish a bit \u2018hot\u2019 and robust, upsetting the balance a little; but this should meld together better in time. <b>91pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-904a79a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"904a79a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dec1c1\" data-id=\"2dec1c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0505c49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0505c49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Table-h-1-1024x691.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9342\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Table-h-1-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Table-h-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Table-h-1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Table-h-1-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Table-h-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-221c50a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"221c50a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7418aa\" data-id=\"b7418aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2b19a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db2b19a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bin 138 Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021 <\/b>sees the Grenache set the tone, with raspberry, pimento, candyfloss and incense on the nose. Then the boysenberry, cherry cola and pepper of the Shiraz comes through the middle, on a buoyant acidity, with the palate juicy and smooth. Tannin is excellent &#8211; chewy but pliant. The finish is succulent, with a dark chocolate note that carries to a long persistence. <b>93pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2021 <\/b>A big perfume of savoury salami, peppercorn, chestnut and rosemary notes sit alongside a dark plum and mulberry fruit. Cacao nib, blueberry muffin and root beer notes add sweetness and roundness. A core of graphite tannin and spicy oak give a well-balanced line through the palate. Some weight and density here \u2013 with a long, bold finish. <b>93pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 <\/b>has textbook varietal character, with a voluminous perfume &#8211; dark cherry, cassis, eucalypt, bitter chocolate, pepper and plum. Dry and with bags of savoury character to go with that ripe juice. Tannin and breezy acidity are well-judged and add structure to this young pup. Quite jazzy just now &#8211; time will tell if this develops into a more rounded personality. <b>92pts<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad4f951 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad4f951\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c10c06a\" data-id=\"c10c06a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa8bbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa8bbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h-1024x711.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h-1024x711.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h-1536x1067.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h-135x93.jpg 135w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/glsses-reds-h.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c9976 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c9976\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a243f0c\" data-id=\"a243f0c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6079c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6079c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2021<\/b>. Often given the title \u2018Baby Grange\u2019 &#8211; using the barrels from the previous years\u2019 Grange, but also some de-classified fruit after selection for blending. First up, this has great oak &#8211; American, chewy, smoky and slatey. A serious, calm expression. Balance is the key here, with both varietals adding something. Really firm tannin, and with a savoury undertow that suits the super-dry style. Pencil lead and crushed ants! Wow, we are climbing the ladder here. <b>96pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>St Henri Shiraz 2020<\/b>. A picture of Shiraz, simply presented. The uncomplicated accent here is a delight. No over-ripeness, no oak to speak of, just a wodge of varietal purity. Mint, pepper, black olive, dried herbs, sumac overlay the forest fruits. Rich and textured with supple tannin and a swoon of easy-drinkability already. <b>95pts<\/b><\/p><p><b>Bin 95 Grange Shiraz 2019 <\/b>is usually hedonistic on release &#8211; taking a decade or more to settle from boisterous to benchmark. Has an exotic edge to the perfume. Kumquat, kirsch, sarsparilla, nori, arabica and tobacco. Beyond, a depth of fruit. Blueberry, damson, blood orange and redcurrant. The intoxicating oak feels luxurious &#8211; a denseness to the core of the palate that feels both expansive and yet condensed at the same time. Acidity and tannin just balance, in the shadows. 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