Penfolds Bin 150 Shiraz 2017 750mL

Tasting Notes

COLOUR Black core, garnet edges NOSE An aromatic jigsaw: • The expected (place, variety, style): Formic, bayleaf, fig, quince, black-pudding. • The unexpected (synergy?): Cookies and cream, Golden Gaytime ice-cream. • The incredulous (sensory overload?): Iced coffee, sticky date-pudding, shortbread. To confirm and reassure - Yes, it is shiraz, and yes, Barossa sourced (Marananga)! The descriptor calories cannot be ingested! PALATE Certainly less confected (literally) and meatier than the nose might suggest – flavours akin to Greek lamb and rosemary, bone marrow/steak tartare, carpaccio of assorted meats. Yet fruits and berries are evident, manifested primarily via an impression of a juniper/strawberry/cranberry reduction. And cola. Sleek tannins and the interface of judicious oak facilitate a plush and glossy Bin 150 disposition, avec sheen.