PENFOLDS SHIRAZ SOUTH AUSTRALIA GRANGE 2012

Deep and ripe dark plum and black cherry aromas lead the nose, and there’s plum cake too that’s really ripe and deeply spicy. The palate’s incredibly poised. It has a richness with composure driven by tightknit tannins and plenty of ripe dark plum and cherry flavours. Neatly crafted, powerful yet contained and smoothly rendered into the finish. This is a powerful vintage that’s been cleverly polished and tamed; it will live long. Best from 2025. 98 points