Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2018

Drinking well now, but will improve with time. Drinking window 2023 – 2035.

Colour
Deep, dark red

Nose
An instant formic lift, elevating a mix of African/Middle Eastern spices – cumin and dried fennel flirting with aromas
akin to soaked dill-pickle juice.
Less Marananga blueberry and juniper notes detected than normal, yet so many other shiraz variants leap forward to entice ...
Intermittent wafts of just-cooked pound cake and a cumquat/apricot-preserve strudel – i.e. innocent fruits in tandem
with other ‘niceties’!
Oak? A forensic audit may uncover some carefully hidden nutty and ginger notes derived from this source.

Palate
A boysenberry/mulberry slurry, almost a coulis, with a smidgeon of cola/creamy soda flavours.
Prominent tannins augment and propel an impression of a svelte film of raspberry seeds/pips, to heighten textural appeal.
Supportive oak adds weight – contributing structurally yet hesitating to add to the flavour-pool.
An ironstone/ferrous (haemoglobin) impression noted on back-palate.

Origin: Marananga, Barossa Valley, South Australia.

Maturation: 12 months in American oak (25% new, 25% 1-y.o.) and French oak (25% new, 25% 1-y.o.) hogsheads and puncheons

Wine Analysis: Alc/Vol: 14.5%, Acidity: 6.5 g/L, pH: 3.69

Variety: Shiraz.

Please note, the bottle is available as a screw cap closure only.