Author Archives: Sindy Leung

Penfolds RWT 2006

Grape Shiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 95 Jeremy Oliver 95 James Halliday 96 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep, dark magenta. Nose : Dark spices and saturated fresh regional Shiraz fruits – tell-tale wafts of blueberry, blackberry, liquorice and black olive.… Read More »

Penfolds RWT 2005

Grape Shiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 92 Jeremy Oliver 96 James Halliday 94 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Colour : Glistening purple. Nose : Giveaway, pristine Barossa Valley Shiraz fruit aromas; fresh blueberry (pie) and blood plum. A barrel-fermented vapour net entraps scents… Read More »

Penfolds RWT 2004

Grape Shiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 95 Jeremy Oliver 96 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Colour : Inky, deep and dense purple. Nose : Aromatics leap from the glass – sweet fruits, with blueberry to the fore. Spices and a… Read More »

Penfolds RWT 2002

GrapeShiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 93 Jeremy Oliver 93 James Halliday 94 Wine Spectator 93 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep red with a dark core. Nose : A distinctly Barossa nose of dark chocolate, blueberry and a hint of liquorice. Stylish, ‘glossy’, oak… Read More »

Penfolds RWT 2003

Grape Shiraz  Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Excellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 96 Jeremy Oliver 90 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 94 Tasting Notes Colour : Dark deep red. Nose : Plush, lush, blackberry and loganberry conserve notes offer lifted sweet fruit aromas with the faintest suggestion of savoury… Read More »

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 2000

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 96 Jeremy Oliver 96 Tasting Notes COLOUR Light straw with pale yellow hues. NOSE Aromas of new season peach and freshly cut apple are complemented by fresh grapefruit and dried lychee. The powerful fruit is in harmony with an array of spicy characters partially derived from high-quality French oak.… Read More »

Penfolds St Henri 2003

Grape ShirazCabernet Sauvignon Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Outstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Robert Parker 90 Jeremy Oliver 92 James Halliday 95 Wine Spectator 87 Tasting Notes Colour : Deep crimson with a dark core. Nose : The nose, showing no signs of oak, is altogether different to its Shiraz partners:… Read More »

Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay 1999

Grape 100% Chardonnay Ratings James Halliday 88 Jeremy Oliver 95 Tasting Notes COLOUR Pale straw with brilliant green hues. NOSE A full rich Chardonnay with deep, complex aromas of golden apples, mango and paw paw and hints of grapefruit. The primary fruit flavours are enhanced by spicy/cinnamon/smoky oak characters together with the subtle butteriness of… Read More »

Penfolds St Henri 1988

GrapeShirazCabernet Sauvignon Ratings *Penfolds – Icon & Luxury Range Outstanding – by Langton’s Classification Australian Wine Jeremy Oliver 93 Tasting NotesNil

Penfolds Magill Estate 1996

Grape ShirazRatings*Penfolds – Icon & Luxury RangeExcellent – by Langton’s Classification Australian WineJames Halliday 95 Tasting NotesColour : Concentrated, bright crimson. Nose :  Rich, spicy berry fruits with mocha lying beneath. Subtle floral, and cedar oak nuances combine with smoky barrel ferment characters to evolve and complex in the glass. Palate : Medium bodied in… Read More »