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2009 Penfolds Bin 23 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir

Feb 22

Posted by Mark Wilson in Wine

The first release of Penfolds Bin 23 Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir. 

‘Bold’ is the company line and ‘unexpected’ was my first reaction to Penfolds doing Pinot Noir.  I first tried a Penfolds Pinot Noir last year at the Cellar Reserve launch.  I must say I was surprised that it was such good quality.  It seemed unusual that a company synonymous with BIG REDS would venture into this area.  As we all know, the Pinot Noir grape is one of the most difficult to grow and one of the most temperamental styles in the red wine world.  Alas, Penfolds have decided to [read more...]

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2007 Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz

Feb 15

Posted by Mark Wilson in Wine

After having talked about the Coonawarra Bin 128 in the previous review I thought it was best to discuss another of the Shiraz that we tried - The Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz.

The fruit was selected from vineyards across South Australia including the Limestone Coast, McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek and of course the Barossa Valley.

After experiencing the cool climate  2008 Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz, which I thought was very good, I was much more at home with the warm climate full flavoured Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz.  The 2007 growing season also challenged the viticluturists with some searing heat and low rainfall but [read more...]

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2008 Penfolds Coonawarra Bin 128 Shiraz

Feb 12

Posted by Mark Wilson in Wine

It is that time of year again.  The annual release of the Penfolds Bin range.  Yesterday I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak of the entire range plus a few little extras.  We are now starting to see some of the 2008 season’s fruit come through in some of the wines.  Overall I think Penfolds’ fastidious vineyard management prevented any damage to the grapes and they have come out with great intensity and wonderfully ripe flavours.

The 2008 Coonawarra  Bin 128 Shiraz is a great example.  It is a deep, dark purple and quite restrained on the nose with [read more...]

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