Deep, dense purple-red colour; powerful herbal cabernet nose, leaf and cassis, at the more varietal end of the spectrum for Penfolds, and the tannins are mouth-coating and drying, with a suggestion of the greener, sappier spectrum. This is very grippy, and needs time and/or hearty protein. (Padthaway, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully)