Penfolds, Bin 170 Shiraz Vintage:2010 glycerin-imbued finish

glycerin-imbued finish

These single vineyard releases were easily some the most impressive wines I was able to taste during my trip through the region

Some riper plum and spiced figs on the nose with dark coal smoke

The parcels that contribute to Les Terres Fines were planted between the 1950s and 2014

Penfolds, Bin 170 Shiraz Vintage:2010 glycerin-imbued finishThis is only the second release since 1973 from Block 3C of Penfolds Kalimna vineyard, whose centenarian vines regularly contribute to Grange. Ringing the changes, Bin 170 was matured in French oak hogsheads, 55% new, for 16 months. The palate is saturated with star anise edged blackberry and blood plum fruit which rises in tandem with an exceptionally fine swathe of tannins, polished to a high sheen. Accessible yet slippery, there's much more to come.