Labchimp's Wine and Food Explorations

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Penfolds Magill Estate Winery Restaurant 01/08/06 (OzF Dinner)

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Wines with rare venison and chocolate sauce followed by stinky french cheeses.

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
$55
Peppery mocha but unbalanced fruit at this stage, still closed. Poor value compared to the bin 28 1999
Rating 5/10
Value 1/5

Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz 1999 (2 Bottles)
$45
Loads of licorice and chocolate very impressive but still poor value.
buying at the restaurant.
Rating 7/10
Value 1/5

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon 1996 (2 Bottles)
Starting to show secondary characters but lots of residual fruit. A lovely balanced wine with strong coffee/mocha.
$100
Rating 7/10
Value 0.5/5

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