Ben Riggs is the winemaker at Penny's Hill and he would have to be one of the most awarded winemakers in the region. Generally his wines are plush and fruit sweet with plenty of ripe flavours and oak treatment. The grapes for this come off a small section from the Penny's Hill vineyard that consistently produces the best quality wines year in year out. If you haven't visited the Penny's Hill cellar door it is a worth while experience as they have some beautiful artwork and top notch lunches that is tough to match in the Vales.
Penny's Hill Footprint Shiraz 2010
This is a meal in itself with its flavours of chocolate mudcake, licorice, spice and dried plums with a hint of crushed rock. While this is definitely full bodied it does have a seductive nature about it which makes it so easy to drink. At this stage the oak is a major component but the fruit weight should be able to handle it with a little time in the bottle. That said I could easily drink this now if I splashed it around in a decanter.
Alcohol: 14.5%
Price: $65
Rated: 89
Drink: 2014 - 2025
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