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96
/ 100
James Halliday -
94
/ 100
Campbell Mattinson
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2010
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.4%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"I've been a believer in the exceptional quality and style of this wine from the first vintage, and this simply builds on that belief. Spends 12 months in an oak cocktail of new and used French and American oak (50/50%), and is a powerful testimony to the generations of knowledge accumulated by the Penfolds team guiding the positive use of oak without in any way diminishing the fruit. The allure of the bouquet is immediate, as is the deliciously grainy texture of the mouthfeel, and the almost decadent well of black fruit flavours."
- James Halliday
94 / 100
"This is a black brooding beast. It’s a good wine to sit on and mull over through the course of an evening. It fires blackberry, liquorice, saltbush and ground coffee flavours/aromas at you, a substantial rake of dry, earthen tannin pulling through the back half. I can’t see any lover of Barossa shiraz being disappointed in this wine; it’s rich and generous but with the structure to age."
- Campbell Mattinson
Tasting Notes
Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz is a sub-regional expression that is unmistakably Penfolds in character. Conceived from the ancient soils of Marananga, which lies very close to the centre of the Barossa Valley floor – slightly to the north and west, where warm dry conditions and rich red soil, provide the backbone to some of the region’s best known wines. This release delivers a contemporary Shiraz alternative, framed by a mix of oaks; French and American, old and new – crafted in accordance with the traditional Penfolds method.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex