The newest label to land on the Coonawarra strip with the cellar door in the middle of little Penola town.
I know little of Peter Thompson's background but I do know these wines are contract made.
My first look at any of these wines and I found the aromas seem to be playing hide and seek. Despite some coaxing, nothing skipped out. It tastes of cedar and cloves with dark berry fruit and char. A handy introduction. A smattering of dried herbs skirt the edges but through the mouth it's quite firm and tight. Curiously, the fruit stops short. A wine which mirrors the Australian batting line up from a few years ago - no opening, no finish and reliant on the middle order. Hard to recommend.
83/100
Region: Coonawarra
RRP: $30
Source: Sample
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