Ranked #15 of 124 2013 Shiraz from Barossa Valley
95/100
5 Stars
Bob Campbell
An inky Shiraz with dense, power-packed fruit that gives the impression of old vine material. Massive wine that is nonetheless well-proportioned balancing very ripe fruit with fine, ripe tannins. Chocolate/mocha, plum, new leather and lashings of oak are evident now, but if you are prepared to wait the wine will deliver much, much more if the cork doesn't let it down. It has a long and very grippy finish. I really want to taste this wine in another 10 years
Tasted: 22/01/2016
Drink: 2018 to 2033
96 Points James Halliday
I've been a believer in the exceptional quality and style of this wine from the first vintage, and this simply builds on that belief. Spends 12 months in an oak cocktail of new and used French and American oak (50/50%), and is a powerful testimony to the generations of knowledge accumulated by the Penfolds team guiding the positive use of oak without in any way diminishing the fruit. The allure of the bouquet is immediate, as is the deliciously grainy texture of the mouthfeel, and the almost decadent well of black fruit flavours. Drink to 2043.
James Halliday. August, 2022