Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Penfolds |
Vintage | 1980 |
Country | Australia |
Region | South Australia |
Grape | Syrah/Shiraz |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | -2029 |
Stock | 0 |
The least impressive, but still a very great wine, is the dark garnet-hued 1980. Still a young wine at age 29, it exhibits massive earthy, meaty, bacon fat notes intermixed with notions of scorched earth, blackberries, currants, pepper, and spice. Full and rich with slightly rustic tannins, it has a good 20 years of life ahead of it.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.