Penfolds Californian Collection – 2022 Release Penfolds Californian wines are typically opulent styles and show the kindred spirit of Californian and Australian vinestock. 2019 Penfolds Bin 149, described as a wine of the world, is a Napa Valley–South Australian blend and works impressively well. It’s worth remembering that the Australian component was vintaged six months before California’s, and so the concept of maturation time is blurred. All the same, the components integrate seamlessly, and the wine should enjoy a long cellaring career. The same also applies to the 2019 Penfolds Bin 600 Cabernet Shiraz, which has hallmarks of South Australian winemaking but fully amplifies the power and energy of Californian Cabernet. The Shiraz component does the job of filling the mid palate and adding plushness, but the torque in the Cabernet drives the flavours across the palate with impressive velocity. The wine is strangely familiar, yet distant, perhaps reflecting the cross-Pacific nature of the wine.
Penfolds Collection 2022 Camatta Hills , USA
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