Category Archives: Padthaway

3 x Taylors Promised Land 2010

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Lincoln

I have had this trio of 2010 Taylor Promised Land samples on the bench since May – the Shiraz, the Cabernet Sauvignon, and the Merlot – so decided to open them all together, to contrast and compare. And maybe even … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, Notes, Padthaway, Price, up to $20 | 2 Comments

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2000

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Lincoln

I have been re-organising the cellar and found a lone bottle of this wine. 2000 was a difficult vintage in South Australia, wasn’t it? Or maybe that was just in the Barossa Valley. Anyway, I decided that this wine’s number … Continue reading →

Posted in $20 to $50, Australia, Barossa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale, Notes, Padthaway, Price, Varietal/Style | 2 Comments

Browns of Padthaway Myra Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Lincoln

A dark red/black in colour. The nose is dominated by black cherries, with secondary notes of sarsaparilla, leaf, mint, sweet oak and a touch of herbaceousness. The palate showed red currants and stalk, leafy red fruits and a touch of … Continue reading →

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Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 1999

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Lincoln

At ten years of age, this seemed like a good time to try this wine. I have no memory of the previous bottles consumed, and being the last from this vintage that I have, it will not serve as a … Continue reading →

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Penfolds St.Henri Shiraz 1999

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Lincoln

I think I bought over a dozen bottles of this wine, plus a few magnums. It is one of my son’s birth year wines, and as it is now 10 years old, and it is time to try a bottle. … Continue reading →

Posted in $20 to $50, Australia, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale, Notes, Padthaway, Price, Shiraz, Varietal/Style | 2 Comments

Penfolds St.Henri Shiraz 1997

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Lincoln

I thought I had finished all of my 97s, but apparently there was one left. A pleasant nose of raspberries and spice, black tea and dried meats, and quite a bit of leathery secondary development. The palate showed sweet fruits, … Continue reading →

Posted in $20 to $50, Adelaide Hills, Australia, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, McLaren Vale, Notes, Padthaway, Price, Shiraz, Varietal/Style | Leave a comment

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2005

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Lincoln

Unfortunately I missed the tasting of the new Pennies wines at Dan Murphys last Saturday, so instead I nipped in on Sunday morning to buy a taster. Oh, and though the picture shows a wine under screwcap I purchased one … Continue reading →

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Mollydooker “The Boxer” Shiraz 2005

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Lincoln

A vibrant red/purple in colour. Quite a sweet nose, chocolate, blackberries and liquorice, spices like nutmeg, allspice and cinnamon. The palate shows lots and lots of fruit, silky soft meltingly textured tannins and barely a skerrick of wood to be … Continue reading →

Posted in $20 to $50, Australia, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Notes, Padthaway, Price, Shiraz, Varietal/Style | Leave a comment