TASTE DESCRIPTION

Deep crimson. Opulent dark plum, mulberry, blackberry fruits with mocha and praline notes. Richly flavoured and gorgeously saturated with luxuriant dark plum and mulberry fruits, supple fine-grained/velvety textures and roasted chestnut, dark mocha oak. Finishes chocolaty firm and long with aniseed, herb garden notes. A wonderful vintage with superb density, buoyancy and attack.

When to drink

Drinking well, but will improve with time. Peak drinking 2028 to 2050 and beyond.

QUOTES

“Reminiscent of the 2002. Plush and glossy with immediate supple fleshiness. A textbook RWT with its blueberry dark chocolate markers, velvety/cashmere textures and barrel ferment overtones.” - Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker

SCORE 98

Awarded by Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate