Penfolds, Bin 180 Cabernet Shiraz other_regions_australia (Even in torrid July 2009

(Even in torrid July 2009 – which happens to have coincided with my own previous and memorable visit – he reports that they were scarcely utilized

lErmite and Les Bessards)

was how clear Gaja’s recollection was of events that transpired fifty years ago

spicy and long on the finish

muscle and mid-palate density to the medium-bodied flavors that coat the palate with dry extract on the almost painfully intense mineral-driven finish that flashes a bit of youthful austerity

Penfolds, Bin 180 Cabernet Shiraz other_regions_australia (Even in torrid July 2009In one of their fancy cardboard boxes. Bit of burnt edge and nothing like as noble as the Grange. Very dry end. Rasping. (JR)