Penfolds

Bin 128 Shiraz 2014

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  Vintage 2014
  92 points MW

Deep colour. Intense aniseed, dark plum, blackberry with charcuterie, meaty notes. Richly concentrated blackberry, dark plum, praline. Mocha flavours with meaty nuances, graphite textures and bright fresh mineral acidity. Finishes bitter sweet, a touch leafy with mocha, vanilla notes. Medium-weighted wine with al-dente textures, attractive vinosity and mineral length. Now - 2024

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  Vintage 2014
  90 points Halliday Wine Companion

...Plums and cloves. Doesn''t show a lot of oak. Doesn''t show a lot of spunk. It''s clean and fruit-driven in a red berried way but it''s hard to mount a serious or convincing case in this release''s favour. It''s good, it''s fine, it''s ripe, it''s berried, it has an elegance and a gently peppery/clovey edge but there''s not a lot to set it apart or - the crux of the matter - justify the asking price. Nothing wrong with the wine, but you''d pass this one over.