2002 ««««« Drink now to 2045.

Medium-deep crimson. Generous and opulent with ripe expressive cassis and blueberry, roasted hazelnut and chocolate aromas. Dense mulberry, cassis, dark chocolate and espresso flavours, herb garden nuances, fresh chocolaty tannins and underlying toasty mocha oak notes. A velvety smooth finish with persistent and balanced acidity.

Elegant and finely grained with attractive fruit purity, vibrancy and integrated spicy oak. (NB)

So drinkable with its attractive red fruit pomegranate flavours, richness and finesse. The 2002 vintage character has seamlessly filled this wine into a bigger Penfolds style. (JH)

2003 ««« Drink now.

Medium-deep crimson. A robust wine with developed blackcurrant, dark chocolate, roasted walnut aromas and flavours with brambly silage-like notes. Generously concentrated but clunky in structure with plentiful sweet fruit, mid-palate density and vigorously firm assertive tannins. Past its best.

2004 ««««« Drink now to 2040.

Medium-deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry/kirsch, blackcurrant and mocha aromas with graphite notes. Inky and seductive with smooth and sweet dark cherry and cassis flavours, fine satin-like textures, superb inky complexity and espresso oak notes. Finishes firm. A classic Bin 389 year with superb vinosity and maturation characters.

Expansive with highly floral aromatics, cherry and redcurrant fruits and spice cake notes. Gets better and better with air. (JR)

A dark fruit profile with liquorice, lavender and cedar notes. Sinewy and finely tapered with gently gritty tannins. (NR)

2005 ««««« Drink now to 2035.

Medium-deep crimson. Developed mulberry, cassis and crème brûlée with aniseed, herb and cola notes. A finely muscled wine with fresh yet developed mulberry, cassis and grilled nut flavours, herb and leaf notes, fine grainy al dente tannins and underlying savoury oak complexity. Chalky firm with a slinky persistent finish.

A seductive style with velvety fruit, soft tannins and integrated but evident oak. (JH)

Very elegant and understated but not undernourished! Black fruits with distinctive earthy autumnal notes and plentiful supportive tannins. (NB)

2006 ««««« Drink now to 2045.

Medium-deep crimson. Espresso and cassis aromas with dark chocolate herb notes. Plush and rounded with rich cassis, blackberry, panforte and espresso flavours, dense chocolaty firm tannins and roasted chestnut and mocha oak complexity. Finishes firm but not overly muscular. A great year.

Crushed black fruit and chocolate nose with a layered feeling. Very tight with a surprisingly slightly leafy, minty feel. Very fresh and full of energy. (FW)

A pinot-like delicacy with lovely red fruits, appealing sweetness and seamless texture. Very long and seductive. (JR)

2007 «««« Drink now to 2036.

Medium-deep crimson. Intense blackberry, dried leaf and dark chocolate aromas with inky graphite notes. Generous, dense and chocolaty with deep-set blackberry, dark chocolate and leafy flavours, fine persistent chocolaty tannins and espresso oak notes. A sappy dry finish.

Generous and expressive with dark fruits, creamy texture and harmonious tannins. (JR)

Pure black-fruited wine with plentiful mineral notes. Lovely soft fruit and tension. Well-balanced with a deceptive structure and gentle tenacity. (NB)

2008 ««««« Drink now to 2050.

Medium-deep crimson. Intense dark chocolate, blackcurrant pastille, dark plum and cedar aromas with panforte notes. Rich, ripe and dense wine with developed dark berry, dark chocolate and panforte flavours, fine chocolaty velvety tannins and integrated mocha oak. A classic Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz.

A big, powerful wine with the tannins in total gridlock. Would benefit from another decade or more in the cellar. (JH)

Generous, supple and succulent with superb fruit and oak integration and round elegant tannins. (JR)

2009 ««« Drink now to 2040.

Medium-deep crimson. Cranberry, raspberry and graphite aromas with camomile and leafy notes. Medium bodied with cranberry, raspberry and redcurrant fruits, fine loose-knit chalky tannins, assertive mineral acidity and underlying new oak notes. Finishes muscular firm.

Intense but quite meaty and savoury with a strong firm structure. I am not sure whether this has the fruit succulence to survive the tannins? (NB)

Awkwardly structured wine with a sweet/sour edge. (NR)

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