Winery Penfolds - The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery Penfolds The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon 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 Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Penfolds

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon 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, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, stone

Wine with spices taste

pepper

On the nose the The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Penfolds in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or plum and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth.

Details and technical informations about Winery Penfolds's The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon.

Winemaker
Peter Gago
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
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 Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon - 2017
In the top 100 of of Australie du Sud wines
Average rating: 4 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of The Creative Genius Cabernet Sauvignon 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 35 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 128 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 2000 of of Australia wines
In the top 1500 of of Australie du Sud wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 55000 wines of the world

The wine region of Australie du Sud

South Australia 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.

News related to this wine

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According to China’s General Administration of Customs, the seized goods consisted of more than 1,000 bottles of Penfolds from Australia and over 100 bottles of top-end Bordeaux wine, including first growth labels such as Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Margaux. The Chinese customs authorities discovered the cases of illegally imported bottles by checking the amount of wine declared on the offending company’s documents against the actual number of items being transported. The smuggled good ...

Police seize counterfeit Penfolds wines in China

Police raids in Jiangsu province uncovered more than 8,000 bottles of counterfeit Penfolds wines as part of a larger anti-fraud investigation spanning several regions of China, reported the Vino-Joy publication, citing local media. A workshop suspected of producing imitation Penfolds wines was also discovered, alongside and tens of thousands of other items, from packaging to trademark logos. Six people were arrested, the publication said. Australia’s Penfolds has a long-standing and strong reput ...

The word of the wine: Extra-dry

Champagne with between 12 and 20 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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