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Penfolds Bin 138 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre Australia 2009

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Penfolds has taken this typical Rhone blend and given ot their own strong signature with more pronounced fruit and spicy oak flavours than the typical French model. It's a rich and slightly jammy red with bags of flavour. You can practically taste the Barossa sun.

Tasted: Feb 2011   Closure: S'cap    Average price: NZD $33 (~USD $25)

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