Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz is a heartland Barossa style with exceptional vineyard provenance. The Marananga sub-regional characteristics of saturated colours, dark fruit profile and ripe tannins are enhanced by the Penfolds method of vinification and the use of hogsheads and puncheons. The oak management is deftly foiled against the weight and personality of each vintage giving a uniform flow and momentum across vintages.
A defining Barossa shiraz, instantly recognisable for its sub-regional character and authoritative Penfolds stamp. NICK RYAN
2008 ««««« Drink now to 2035.
Deep crimson. Beautiful blackberry, boysenberry, espresso and mocha aromas with herb garden notes. Generous, ripe and expressive with inky blackberry, boysenberry, plum and fine supple chocolaty flavours, superb mid-palate richness and underlying mocha oak complexity. Finishes chocolaty firm and long.
Voluptuous velvety purple fruits dipped in dark chocolate. Very different to the RWT style. (JH)
Dark and inky with plummy mulberry fruits and chocolate and clove notes. Incredibly youthful but slight leathery aged notes on the finish. A wine for long-term cellaring. (FW)
2009 «««« Drink now to 2028.
Medium-deep crimson. Intense and complex dark plum, blackberry and redcurrant aromas with graphite herb garden notes. Silky redcurrant, raspberry, cranberry and blackberry fruits, fine slinky textures and vanilla-roasted toffee notes. Finishes slinky dry with prolonged fine tannin plume.
Elegant and refined with floral, bitter cherry, raspberry jam aromas with a sappy but focussed palate. (JR)
Very polished with great purity of fruit, satin-like tannins and poised richness of flavour. Excellent balance, harmony and length. (NB)
2010 ««««« Drink now to 2040.
Deep crimson. Intense blackberry jam, mulberry and dark chocolate aromas with vanilla notes. Smooth blackberry and cranberry fruits, fine supple ripe graphite/ grainy tannins, inky complexity and underlying savoury roasted-chestnut oak.
Finishes chalky/brambly firm. Well-balanced and refined wine with great cellaring potential.
Dark brambly fruit, sweet spices and Dutch liquorice. Inky textured and lively with fine grainy tannins. Muscular yet refined. (NR)
Brooding super ripe dark fruits, cocoa powder and hints of mint. Concentrated with fleshy black fruit compote flavours and grippy mouth-coating tannins. (FW)
2011 ««« Drink now.
Medium-deep crimson. Fresh mulberry, blueberry, quince and liquorice aromas with malt oak notes and some roasted almond/polished leather nuances. Generous and inky, but medium bodied, with plentiful red and dark fruits, fine powdery tannins and malt, dark chocolate notes. Harks back to a traditional Australian Claret style. Still holding but an early drinking vintage; the fruit beginning to lose vibrancy.
2012 ««««« Drink 2023 to 2040.
Deep crimson. Roasted coffee, dark chocolate and inky dark cherry aromas with ginger notes. Elegantly styled with saturated dark cherry and blackberry fruits, chalky firm vigorous tannins, underlying savoury roasted nut, vanilla and ginger notes with fresh, long acidity. Still compact and tight with a long future.
A powerful wine with deep colour, plentiful dark fruits and prominent tannins. Built to age. (JH)
Darkly fruited, rich, concentrated and opulent with great clarity and intensity. Fine powdery tannins glide across the palate leading to a graceful finish. (NB)
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