The wines of Penny’s Hill embody the essence of McLaren Vale with their richness and ability to show what the region does best. The spicy, peppery Shiraz is well supported by the plummy characters from the Cabernet and Merlot and a dash of toasty oak. A well balanced, flavoursome blend drinking beautifully now or if Stored carefully, ‘The Specialized’ will develop and improve in bottle for another 5-8 years.
Tasting Note
AromaA seamless wine showing an array of dark plum, blueberry and cherry with hints of cedar, dried herb and anise all adding complexity.
ClosureScrewcap
GrapeShiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Grape VarietyShiraz 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 32%, Merlot - 18%
Maturation
Oaked0
PalateThe palate continues to shine and offers flavoursome, spicy Shiraz fruit, balanced perfectly by fine, long Cabernet Sauvignon tannins and soft, juicy Merlot flavours. The French oak is finely balanced to add depth and class to produce a wine with persistence and poise.
VarietalV_SHIRAZBLEND
VinificationEach parcel was vinified separately in the winery. Fruit was destemmed then crushed and fermented on skins in an open or static fermenter for 7-10 days to extract sufficient colour, flavour and tannin. Post pressing, each parcel underwent secondary fermentation and maturation in oak barrels, of which 20% were new oak. After 16 months of maturation and when perfect balance was obtained for each wine, ‘The Specialized’ was blended. This wine was bottled in October 2018.
RegionMcLaren Vale - SA
Region CodeDSAMCLAREN
Region Notes
StateSA
Subregion
WinemakerAlexia Roberts
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
Huon Hooke
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2019/05/23
The Real Review, 23 May, 2019
Very deep, dark red colour with a purple tint. Aromas of black plums, concentrated and essency but a more fruit-driven style than some of this maker's shirazes. Very good concentration, density, depth of flavour and drive. The cabernet is not obvious - just good ripe fruit flavour, and plenty of it, concluding with a solid grip.
From The Vine
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2019/06/17
John Fordham, Sydney Sunday Telegraph, 17 June, 2019
This splendidly presented three variety combo from McLaren Vale shows just how well winemaker Alexia Roberts has mastered the art of blending. The virtues of each component have been skilfully married, resulting in a wine of great character and balance. Its soft generous flavours invite early enjoyment.
Campbell Mattinson
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93
2019/07/15
The Wine Front, 15 July, 2019
The Penny’s Hill reds are in fine form. This offers fantastic value, and more. It’s generous, well-structured, alive with berried fruit, lifted by notes of bay leaf and mulberry and clipped attractively with sweet/smoky oak. You can drink it now, you can cellar it; it works both ways. Hefty and honed.
Campbell Mattinson
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93
2019/07/15
The Wine Front, 15 July, 2019
The Penny’s Hill reds are in fine form. This offers fantastic value, and more. It’s generous, well-structured, alive with berried fruit, lifted by notes of bay leaf and mulberry and clipped attractively with sweet/smoky oak. You can drink it now, you can cellar it; it works both ways. Hefty and honed.
