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Penfolds Quantum Bin 98 2018
World BlendTwo decades down the road, Quantum continues a story first launched in Paso Robles with a vineyard of Australian vine cuttings. It is a cabernet sauvignon-dominated blend, at 87 percent, but the Oz factor is 13 percent “pedigreed shiraz” from South Australia. It’s a huge wine combining power and finesse that goes on forever on the palate. Minty, smoky, earthy black and blue fruits melt into a river of oak and spice that continues the story. The cab component is from Oakville and Diamond Mountain in the heart of Napa. The wine partially barrels fermented, a signature of most Penfolds' reds, it comes with refined oak and intense fruit. A new modern flagship joins a raft of Napa Valley cabernets almost a half-century to the year Robert Mondavi and friends decided to get serious about wine in California. If you have the time, this wine will go the distance and beyond to 2050.Tasted: 18 February 2021Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $899.99 | 750ml | West (Summer 2021); East (Fall 2021) |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonUPC: 012354724358
