$ 9600.00 AUD
100% Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon, from a 10/10 vintage comes this incredible Cabernet that captures history itself.In mint condition and re-corked in 2004 at the Sydney Penfolds Re-corking Clinic.
Region - Barossa Valley
Type - Red
Year - 1964
Winery - Penfolds Private Collection
Grape - Cabernet Sauvignon
Volume - Standard - 750ml
Medium-deep crimson. Lovely developed cassis, cedar, sous bois and roasted walnut espresso aromas with graphite and soy notes. Well-developed sweet fruit, demi-glace, soy, roasted walnut sous bois and coffee flavours with fine lacy/filigreed tannins and integrated fresh acidity. A remarkable wine in suspended animation showing freshness and beautiful maturation characters. Drink Now
Captivating and Complex, Earthy and Savoury, Something Special
Dark Berries, Plum
Earth, Herbals, Meaty, Nuttiness, Spices, Oak
Pork
Cheese
Pizza
Fish
Red Meat
Pasta
BBQ
Vegetables
Poultry
Shellfish
Oysters
Spicy Foods
Cured Meats
Desserts
A red grape variety that is responsible for the most expensive wines on the planet...some fetching over $100, 000 per bottle!!! It is also the worlds most popular style of wine and produces age worthy and concentrated expressions that show notes of potpourri, cassis, black cherry, blackberry, mulberry, raspberry, leafy herbals, green pepper, baking spices, charcoal, graphite and cedar. Most famous for the first growth wines from the Left Bank in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon is often used as a primary variety for red blends designed to last decades and is a must have style for any serious collector.