Winery Penfolds - The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet

Winery PenfoldsThe Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Penfolds is a red wine from the region of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.

Taste structure of the The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet from the Winery Penfolds

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with spices taste

pepper

Wine with earth taste

leather

On the nose the The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, red fruit or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of pepper, dark fruit or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Penfolds's The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet.

Winemaker
Peter Gago
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet - 2017
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of The Commander in Chief Shiraz - Cabernet from Winery Penfolds are 2017

Informations about the Winery Penfolds

The winery offers 157 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Treasury Wine Estates.
It is in the top 65 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Australie du Sud
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The Winery Penfolds is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 189 wines for sale in the of Australie du Sud to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 4500 of of Australia wines
In the top 2500 of of Australie du Sud wines
In the top 75000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Extra raw

Champagne dosed between 0 and 6 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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