| Lot | Wine | Region | Qty | Estimate | Current Bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHR 0002 |
PENFOLDS Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 | Coonawarra | 1 BOTTLE | AU$250-270 | AUD $ 144 | |
| CHR 0003 |
PENFOLDS Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 | Coonawarra | 1 BOTTLE | AU$250-270 | AUD $ 144 |
James Halliday Score: 97 points
Reviewer: James Halliday
Read the full tasting note on Halliday Wine Companion (subscription).
Wine-Searcher Aggregated Score: 94 points
2008 Penfolds Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon
Penfolds Rewards of Patience ★★★★★
Penfolds — The Rewards of Patience, Ninth Edition
Drink: Drink now 2035
Deep crimson. Intense blackcurrant, mulberry, dark plum, mocha, hint bush garrigue, sage aromas with liquorice notes. Well-concentrated inky blackcurrant, dark plum, minty flavours, fine loose-knit grainy/al dente tannins, underlying mocha, vanilla oak and fresh mineral/saline acidity. Finishes cedar firm. "Some softly fading florals and leaf litterfall, a scattering of dark berries and some freshly turned earth. A firm, minerally spine keeping the wine taut and disciplined." (NR) 14.5% alc "Pumped up and forward, mouth-watering and grippy/powdery with cool juicy blueberries, damsons, slate and cola. A power surge of tension and tannins gives outline but doesn't constrict the bitter dark chocolaty minty tones. This is so juicy, appealing and utterly moreish." (GH) Block 10 and Block 20 100% new French oak hogsheads.
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