Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz 2023

A very successful, sub-regional release from the heart of the Barossa, maturation is for 17 months, in a mix of French and American hogsheads, 29% one-year-old and 25% older French, and 20% one-year-old and 26% two-year-old American. Very successful for the vintage. A dark, blood red hue, this is a wine of power and concentration. There is oak evident but deftly handled. Expect integration to proceed until it is barely more than a whisper. The nose is redolent of coffee beans, plums, blackberries, mocha, soy, chocolate, spices, beef stock, cloves, dried herbs, licorice and a touch of mushrooms. The texture has that gorgeous Barossa creaminess to it. There is balance, focus and excellent length here, with fine satiny tannins. This will easily provide pleasure for the next fifteen years. Really good.