Tag Archive | "Peter Gago"
Penfolds first stand-alone Barossa sub-regional wine: Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2008
Last November I tasted a couple of new kids on the block from Penfolds, as well as some glorious old vintages of iconic wines Penfolds St Henri Shiraz (the 78, 86, 91 & 2006) and Grange (1978 and 1990). I’ve felt a little ambivalent about writing up my tasting notes because my nose and palate were in less [...]
Continue reading...Penfolds Icon & Luxury Release tasting Part 2 – the reds
Posted Friday 7th May 2010
As promised, here’s Part 2 of my blog about Penfolds latest Icon and Luxury releases, this one covering the reds: Grange 2005 St Henri Shiraz 2006 (the 50th commercial release) RWT Shiraz 2007 Magill Estate Shiraz 2007 Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 2007. So a fair smattering of 2007s, a testing vintage for the eastern states. [...]
Continue reading...Penfolds Icon & Luxury Release Tasting Part 1– make way for some serious Chardonnay!
Posted Wednesday 5th May 2010
Last week, though a judging day, wild horses would not have kept me away from Penfolds’ Icon & Luxury Release Tasting. Penfolds house style famously emerged from the constraints of a fortified wine culture when the iconic flagship, Penfolds Grange, was created by Max Schubert in the 1950s. And Schubert’s philosophy “true excellence is a [...]
Continue reading...St Hallet Old Block Shiraz 2006 – snap up the no. 1 wine – Wine 100 magazine
Posted Friday 26th February 2010
A quick post so you’re not pipped at the post! I’m part way though writing up my notes of the Australia Trade Tasting of which St Hallet Old Block Shiraz 2006 is a highlight – I’ve extracted my tasting note with alacrity below so you can make a pre-emptive strike. Reason is I just had [...]
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Posted Monday 28th February 2011
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