"53/47 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and shiraz. Sourced from an assortment of South Australian regions, Wrattonbully listed first on the marketing sheet. Matured in American oak for 12 months. Price is full RRP, prior to the usual discounting.
It’s a wine with a ‘wow’ introduction. It throws beautiful, beautiful aroma. It’s distinguished by it. It’s sweet, pudding-like, like fresh vanilla, like lemon delicious. I went to taste this wine and couldn’t get past the nose; I just wanted to go on enjoying its aromatics. It’s smells every bit Penfolds but every bit itself. The palate is true to established form, with blackcurrant and bay leaf notes rigged to a powerful motor of tannin. Creamy/vanillin oak gets on with business too but again the fruit stares it down. From every angle this is a belter of a Bin 389. It’s best consumed any time between now and the apocalypse, or thereabouts. "
96 Points
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front