Penfolds

Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

9.4

Dense crimson in colour - impenetrable. Strong aromas of mint. The excessive oak influence in Penfolds reds early in life has settled down after 15 years. All the individual components early on are now integrated settling in for a long life. Penfolds say to 2040. Ripe blackcurrant with plum, dark chocolate and liquorice notes. Bin 407 came about because of an embarrassment of Cabernet riches even after their flagship Bin 707. An excellent Cab - I now have 5 left for the coming decade or so. — 3 days ago

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Paul T HB

I just bought a 1990 Grange, hoping it was stored well

Doug Powers

@Bob McDonald, two thoughts — (1) buying the best Penfolds reds is likely buying vintage Port for the cellar (and I’m too old for that!!), and (2) I do remember attending the Wine Spectator New York Wine Experience in 1985 or 1986 and Penfolds was pouring the 1982 Bin 707, I decided I had to have it, so had my favorite NYC wine retailer secure me a case. I believe those bottles are all gone, but it’s always possible a bottle or two will show up in the wrong case and I’ll get another shot. I admit that when I purchased those bottles, I had ZERO idea of their potential longevity, as I had no @Bob McDonald to advise me!!

Bob McDonald

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Penfolds

Grange Hermitage Bin 95 Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Scott Soren

9.7

This wine confounds me sometimes. Its real hard to peg this as an Australian wine. This is a true structure bomb like any other massive Boudreaux blend. Black fruit and cassis, with pencil lead and earth tones. Deep dark Hugh, and a long finish. i struggle with its costs, but I'm glad to have enjoyed a glass — a day ago

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Bin 28 South Australia Shiraz 2019

Doug Powers

9.2

Rich, sweet oak, intense dark fruits, also shows some heat (14.5%), this is a serious Aussie Shiraz that screams for at least another decade of aging (as @Bob McDonald has said previously), drinking this tonight feels like robbing the cradle??!! — a month ago

with Jim

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Bob McDonald

@Doug Powers A great wine Doug and like all Penfolds wines - built for the cellar. Noted Australian wine scribe, Huon Hooke had a window of 2021 - 2039

Penfolds

Grange Bin 95 Shiraz 1999

Jan de Weerd

9.8

The times I helt a bottle like this in my hands, I can probably count on only one hand. Even for Delectable this is a rare occasion because it didn’t know how to correctly recognize it. When a wine connects like this, lifts you off the ground and takes you to a beautiful place, you know it is good. Intense, but perfectly balanced, so many instruments playing that still echo for minutes in a lingering finish. 26 years old yet so vibrant and wild with dark punchy fruits encapsulated by aged mahogany wood that released different flavors every time I took a sip… yeah… life is good. Offered by a friend who loves wine and even more loves to share! — 10 days ago

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Tom Casagrande

Nice wine. Even nicer friend.

Jan de Weerd

😁

Skip Smyser

Glad to share my friend 🍷🍷🍷🍷

Penfolds

Magill Estate Shiraz 2016

Martijn

9.2

Still very fresh and to me not your standard shiraz. Great wine. Young. — 8 days ago

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Penfolds

Bin 311 Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2021

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v21. Very good! Nice, fragrant creme brûlée nose. Fresh, lime zest fruit. Long, bright, unripe apple skin, oak and mineral finish. Nice balanced, enjoyable. — 22 days ago

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Bob McDonald

@Kapyrick Wine just confirming - it’s the 2021 vintage?

Kapyrick Wine

Good catch! 2021

Penfolds

RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz 2018

Sipping Fine Wine

9.8

Dark Ruby with dark berry fruit aromas, vanilla, cedar, baking and herb spice, fruit only from Barossa Valley, aged in French oak. On the palate this wine has complex flavors of blackberry and blueberry with licorice, cacao, oak and vanilla. Fine dusty tannins, peasant mouthfeel, full-bodied, long ending with a nice earthy spice finish. Aging well, good now, has room to age! — 6 days ago

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Max's South Australia Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Dave

9.1

You've all had this before. It's Penfold's budget offering, and it's the secret weapon in my braised short rib. Cue Julia Childs, "A splash for the short rib, a half bottle for me..." Holy man, this leaves you feeling like you ate a pack of Sour Patch Kids. Puckering. Super sour blackberries, herbs, and some cedar tannins. Long finish.
Enjoying this with Benny Goodman — 12 days ago

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Dave

Get over here! @Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Dave, alas, the promise of 1960s Star Trek has not yet fulfilled the promise of immediate transport. Sorry.

Dave

Bummer @Doug Powers