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99
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Tyson Stelzer -
99
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Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com -
99
/ 100
Huon Hooke
Red
Classification
Cabernet Blend
Variety
2021
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Coonawarra
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
99 / 100"There must have been a strong compulsion for Penfolds to create a bold and bombastic blend to commemorate its 180th anniversary, and I love that it chose a very different and compelling path, highlighting not the grandeur of the warmer regions of South Australia in new American oak but the definition and tension of Coonawarra in the epic and cool 2021 season, sensitively framed in seasoned French oak. The definitive Australian blend has been recreated here with classic, fine-boned precision, singing with all the lifted brightness of this cool, traditional season. The crunchy redcurrant and blackcurrant fruit of cabernet sauvignon is perfectly integrated with the blackberries of shiraz. Fine-grained, limestone-mineral tannins like only Coonawarra can conjure are perfectly harmonised with the structural support of French oak. The result is one of the finest wines of the modern era of Penfolds and the epitome and exemplar that less is indeed oh so very much more."
- Tyson Stelzer
99 / 100
"To celebrate their 180th anniversary, Penfolds have released something rather special. As well as standard bottles, there are 180 magnums and 8 three-litre jeroboams. The wine is that great Australian red blend – Cabernet and Shiraz – and has been sourced from Coonawarra, from a superb vintage. 57% Cabernet and 43% Shiraz, the Cabernet hails from their Block 10 while the Shiraz is from Block 5. Block 10 consistently supplies fruit for both 707 and 169. The wine spent 16 months maturing in one-year-old French oak hogsheads. The colour here is a near opaque purple maroon. The nose is already providing noticeable complexity, with aromas of black fruits, bergamot, licorice, cold tea, smoked meats, blueberries and chocolate. Hints of tobacco leaves and mocha then emerge with time in the glass. This is a sumptuous wine, with immaculate balance, bright acidity, silky tannins, and an alluring finish. A complete wine, one which will provide immense pleasure for the next thirty years."
- Ken Gargett – Winepilot.com
99 / 100
"Very deep, dense purple-red colour; the bouquet wonderfully clear, deep cassis cabernet, bell-clear and unencumbered by new oak. Traces of nutmeg and violet, lavender and rose. Extreme intensity of flavour, the concentration is other-worldly. A great wine! (57% cabernet, 43% shiraz, from Penfolds vineyard blocks 10 & 5. 16 months in French oak hogsheads, all one year old and none new.) 03 JUL 2024"
- Huon Hooke
Tasting Notes
Penfolds Bin 180 Coonawarra Cabernet-Shiraz is a milestone special release to mark the 180th anniversary of the Australian flagship producer.
Penfolds special releases are just that, special. In this bottling, collectors will find a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Shiraz from Coonawarra, Penfolds Block 10 and Block 5 that has spent 16 months in one-year-old French oak hogsheads.
Powerful, harmonious, and built to last, the Bin 180 is very Penfolds in its precision and potential to age. A thrilling special release and a fitting tribute to the eighteenth decade of defining the Australian wine landscape.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity