Penfolds, Bin 170 Shiraz Vintage:2010 the substantial tannins will require

the substantial tannins will require at least five years of patience

with excellent concentration

highly perfumed aromas of fresh black/blue fruits

There is some finishing rusticity but overall

the wine fills out

Penfolds, Bin 170 Shiraz Vintage:2010 the substantial tannins will requireThis 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.