Log in / Sign up Penfolds II Second Release Dourthe 1840 Cabernet Merlot MV
A multi-vintage blend of cabernet and merlot made in partnership with Dourthe Bordeaux, blurring the notions of Old and New World. 2020 merlot from the soils of Bordeaux blended with 2021 cabernet sauvignon from distant vineyards in South Australia. Medium-bodied, savoury and complex.
"Sensitively blurring the notions of Old and New world into a thought-provoking new creation." – Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker
Wagyu steak, mushrooms and blue cheese
Colour - Flashes of deep magenta/ruby/garnet. Bright Hard to ID … yet it shouldn’t be easy! It isn’t. “Cabernet’y”? Without wanting to be too forensic, postulating: - Via France: savoury, lead pencil, forest floor, dry bracken. - Via Australia: plum-stone/freshly-cut satsuma plum; dark cherry streusel cake. - Via oak: sandalwood, cola. - Via??: chinotto, redcurrant, green/pink peppercorn, tomato gazpacho (tomato/cucumber). Confidently, all combine to exude an irresistible red wine aromatic temptation.
Medium-bodied. A dusty mint impression prompts thoughts of source. Similarly subtle black and red-curranted fruits. Tannins – more of a palate conveyance, less of an attaque – grainy, elongated. Excellent weight. Fine, with width/depth. Acid and tannin, not alcohol and oak, are the backbone of this wine. Savoury/mouthwatering/complex – arrestingly draws you in. Now captive. The measured palate profile is one of balance, not bigness; definition, not clutter. Worldly. Different
