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87
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Of all the big Aussie wineries, Penfolds is the most focused on making wines to age. Complex flavours include cherry, cedar, mint, tobacco and earth, but it’s all rather closed in. It’s mid-weight, firm, somewhat tart and tannic. The new vintage is reserved, perhaps needing a year or two to bloom. Best 2010 to 2013. LCBO 285544
- Price:
- $17.00
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage:
- 2006
- Region:
- South Australia
- Cellar keeper
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