(from a parcel that sits right below the Nuits 1er Les Pruliers)

succulent finish

Mineral reduction and lime hints add breadth to the lilac

finishing very long with loads of earthy/savory sparks

earth and a hint of humus give way to equally earthy medium weight flavors that possess good volume and a fine muscularity

Penfolds, Bin 170 Shiraz Size:3x750ml (from a parcel that sitsThis 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.