Penley Estate, Reserve, Coonawarra, South Australia, 2009

Tasting: Coonawarra & Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon

Delicate nose with strong vanilla overtones. Very well balanced, clean fruits seems quite forward and drinking early, touch of savoury coming through.

Tasting: Coonawarra & Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon

Deep. Fresh, minty nose. Big, bold palate, massively structured, big robust tannins, powerful alcohol. Impressive & expensive winemaking here.

Tasting: Coonawarra & Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon

Good colour, notes of mint and blackcurrant on the nose, an approachable sweetness of blackcurrant fruit infused with slightly green herbal and minty notes behind the charry oak, and finishing with good acidity and ever so slightly rustic dry tannins. Definitely needing food.