2014 Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz

Revealingly, a Bin 128 palate that's more Coonawarra than that on nose. Shiraz? Yes, both nose and palate!

A heightened Approachability/Accessibility Index. More so than 2014 Bin 28? Best left to you…

There are many things noted below that this wine is not … Not really sure what that means – diagnostically maybe it's better than expected?

Peter Gago, Penfolds chief winemaker

90+/100

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Shiraz Bin 128 (from Coonawarra) has a good core of pronounced black fruits, loam and tar with chargrill notes plus a hint of black pepper.

Medium to full-bodied, the palate is led by structure with a solid backbone, taut fruit and great length, going earthy/peppery on the finish.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, www.robertparker.com

92/100

Jeremy Oliver, www.jeremyoliver.com