earthiness and dark fruit
focused and beautifully long finish
While the wood treatment is a bit more evident it still remains a background element on the ripe but airy nose of spicy
Medium-bodied
5 ha is planted to chardonnay
Penfolds, Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz Vintage:2016 earthiness and dark fruitThis relatively recent, sub regional introduction to the range is consistently and strikingly savoury, and very characterful. The 2010 has an almost visceral, smoky, salty meatiness about it, with sage and tapenade followed by black cherry and blackberry, which start to surface as it opens up. Long, with textured tannins, it spent 15 months in 25% each of new French oak, one year old French oak, new American oak, and one year old American oak