Penley Estate CONDOR Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra South Australia from Australia, South Australia, Coonawarra by Penley Soft & Supple Reds (6 x 75 cl)
Spicy, red fruit nose with a palate of generous fruit and soft but structure-lending tannins and fine length: this is a refined style of Shiraz with subtlety, an appealing lightness of touch and tight structure. (12 x 75 cl)
The colour is deep purples with plenty of deep red, any hints of amber is due to its oak maturation and later bottle age. The aroma is varietal with a complex of berry ripeness with huge intensity reflecting the vintage conditions. Strong lifted aromas of ripe berry and only a very slight hint of pepper, typically the wine shows variety and some smoky oak. The flavour is rich and fruity. A soft and rich middle palate with oak tannin on the finish to balance the fruit flavours. The 2002 is a full bodied style but does show a lot more fruit and body weight on the palate than earlier vintages. (12 x 75 cl)
The Parker Estate Vineyard, situated at the Southern end of Coonawarra, was established in 1985 on the rich Terra Rossa soil over limestone of Coonawarra and carries Cabernet Sauvignon as the predominant variety with minor plantings of Merlot and Petit Verdot. Each vintage small quantities of the best fruit is selected for the Terra Rossa First Growth. If in any one year the grapes do not reach the high standard set, then no Terra Rossa First Growth is made, as was the case in 1992, 1995, 1997 & 2002 . In those years the wine released was under the Terra Rossa Cabernet Sauvignon label. Vintage 2000 was one of the earliest harvests on record (6 x 75 cl)
Wynns Coonawarra Estate Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra South Australia from Australia, South Australia, Coonawarra by Wynns Coonawarra Estate Wines (12 x 75 cl)