2005 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Barossa Valley, South Australia,
AUSTRALIA
$240. 00
Bottle
$2880.00 Dozen
ABV: 14%
Closure: Screw Cap
Other Reviews…
The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon “Cellar Reserve” was sourced entirely from Barossa Valley fruit. It offers a contrast to the Bin 707. The Cellar Reserve was aged in 100% French oak and shows its warm climate personality on its sleeve.
Opaque purple, it displays a superb bouquet of toasty oak, smoke, espresso, black currant, blackberry liqueur, and licorice. This leads to a full-bodied, opulent wine with layers of spicy black fruit flavors, a smooth texture, well-concealed ripe tannins, and superb balance. More forward than the Bin 707, it will still benefit from 4-6 years of cellaring and drink well through 2030.
96 points
Dr Jay Miller – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon “Cellar Reserve” was sourced entirely from Barossa Valley fruit. It offers a contrast to the Bin 707. The Cellar Reserve was aged in 100% French oak and shows its warm climate personality on its sleeve.
Opaque purple, it displays a superb bouquet of toasty oak, smoke, espresso, black currant, blackberry liqueur, and licorice. This leads to a full-bodied, opulent wine with layers of spicy black fruit flavors, a smooth texture, well-concealed ripe tannins, and superb balance. More forward than the Bin 707, it will still benefit from 4-6 years of cellaring and drink well through 2030.
96 points
Dr Jay Miller – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
Other Reviews…
Outstanding red-purple; powerful, blackcurrant and cassis fruit in abundance; the tannins are a fraction chunky, but there is no doubt which way the cat will jump as those tannins settle down.
Drink 2025
Rating 94
James Halliday – The Australian Wine Companion: March 2007