2017 Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz Cork 750ml

Producer tasting notes: “COLOUR Black core, garnet edges NOSE An aromatic jigsaw: The expected (place, variety, style): Formic, bayleaf, fig, quince, black-pudding. The unexpected (synergy?): Cookies and cream, Golden Gaytime ice-cream. The incredulous (sensory overload?): Iced coffee, sticky date-pudding, shortbread. To confirm and reassure – Yes, it is shiraz, and yes, Barossa sourced (Marananga)! The descriptor calories cannot be ingested! PALATE Certainly less confected (literally) and meatier than the nose might suggest flavours akin to Greek lamb and rosemary, bone marrow/steak tartare, carpaccio of assorted meats. Yet fruits and berries are evident, manifested primarily via an impression of a juniper/strawberry/cranberry reduction. And cola. Sleek tannins and the interface of judicious oak facilitate a plush and glossy Bin 150 disposition, avec sheen.” -Penfolds