2010 Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 750ml

Producer tasting notes: "COLOUR Black centre, purple at rim. NOSE Granted, a regional Marananga juniper-berry marker evident, yet much more unravels â€?A waft of ristretto coffee â€?first-run â€?synergises with soy and a dark char, almost tar and pitch. Oak? Scents of glazed Chinese roast duck (replete with plum sauce) temporarily conjure sensory cues quite distant from the hamlet of Marananga! And yet further inspection, following aeration and a little time, reveals that what temptingly awaits in the glass can only be Shiraz, can only be Barossa. PALATE Bright red fruits conspire to create an amalgam, a continuum of flavours basking texturally avec sheen, gloss. These fruits do not travel solo â€?chinotto, licorice, bread and butter pudding flavours peddle in parallel, quietly courted by stylish oak(s). In youth, an (almond/amaretto/pistachio) pan forte flavour/texture gives way to a berried pannacotta-flavoured aftertaste." - Penfolds

Producer Notes: Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz is a heartland Barossa style. The Marananga sub-regional characteristics of saturated colours, dark fruit profile and ripe tannins are enhanced by the Penfolds method of vinification and the use of hogsheads and puncheons.

Drinking Window: 2015 - 2040

Matured for 15 months in new French oak (25%), 1 year-old French oak (25%), new American oak (25%) and 1 year-old American oak hogsheads (25%).