Dark purples and ruby with a dark pink rim and some light colour staining of the tears lead to a bouquet and palate of blackberries and dark chocolate, roasted Doris plums and blackcurrant…
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I have long admired Penfolds - as a company and with an excellent range of wines. This Bin 704 is an excellent example of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Valley - it boasts a bouquet of dark berries and baked plums, clove and vanilla pod, there’s plenty of new wood and toasty smoky tones showcasing the youth this wine still holds onto….
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Dark core of purple and ruby leading to a pinkish rim. Aromas of dark blackberry and roasted Doris plum, chocolate and baking spices of clove and vanilla, violets and cigar box tobacco then toasty barrel smoky qualities….
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A dark core of purple and red with ruby highlights lead to a bouquet of power and intensity, scents of fresh and roasted dark berries, Doris plum skin, then abstract ideas of boot polish and tobacco, a whisper of cigar box and cocoa then traditional toasty barrel spices and warm stony soil ideas….
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Aromas and flavours of spiced plums and blackberry fruits, chocolate and wood smoke, fresh coffee bean and vanilla, a touch of bacon then tobacco wood then violets and blueberry fruits….
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The bouquet says it all, ripeness, power, concentration, smoke and wood, chocolate and…
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Complex and layered, subtle scents of violets and clay, violets, iron sand and fresh tobacco. Heirloom framers market blackberry fruits, licorice and plum skin, there’s purity and freshness, a whisper of hay and blonde tobacco then kitchen cupboard spices and smoke….
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A complex an seductive bouquet with layers of ripe blackberry, blueberry and plums fruits laced with earth and clay mineral scents, barrel spices and a complexity that can only come from the vision and synergies delivered by a great winemaker (go Adam)….
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A very attractive bouquet of complexity, variety and time. Aromas of fresh blackberries and dark skinned plums, layers of barrels spices and a gentle minty and…
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There’s power and concentration in the bouquet, not too much, scents of ripe black berry fruits and plums, some blue fruits and tobacco barrel spice combinations layer in complexity, charm and enticement….
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Intense, youthful, varietal and very enticing bouquet of black berry fruits and dark skinned plums. Layers of tobacco and new leather, clove and toasty barrel - all amplified as the wine relaxes in glass….
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An excellent bouquet of dark berry fruits and barrel spices, violets and baked nut, lees and clay earth qualities….
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Ripe and smoky bouquet of blackberry and black currant, there’s a licorice and plum layer, a moment of tar and marmite then raw sugar and baking spices…..
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Ripe and concentrated bouquet of blackberry and black currant, there are moments of red currant and black spices, chocolate and peppery baking spice moments….
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I tasted this wine over 3 days to be sure about its continued longevity. This is a wine that will appeal to those who find integrated red blended styles that showcase moments of age and youth concurrently, this wine does that….
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A ripe fruited and enticing bouquet filled with aromas of blackberry and dark plum, some compotes of both then layers of clove and vanilla, some nut and dried herb, violet and moments of graphite and stone….
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Ripe, concentrated, powerful and varietal, a wine with a big bouquet and persistent package of aromas….
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Big and powerful bouquet with a core of dark red berries and bell-pepper, it’s herbaceous and direct, plenty of oak and barrel spices of clove abd baked vanilla, sweet smoke and iron filings….
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