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South Australia

South Australia is the nation’s most important wine region. South Australia is to Australia what California is to the U.S. About half of Australia’s wine comes from South Australia and many of the country’s most acclaimed producers are there. Wineries based in South Australia include Penfolds Grange, Torbreck, Amon Ra, Henschke and Jacob’s Creek. The prestigious Barossa Valley is located in South Australia, and is often compared to Napa Valley because it is gorgeous topography covered in grape vines. First farmed by 19th century German-speakers who immigrated from what is now Poland, the Barossa Valley is the crown jewel of the region. South Australia has widely varying climates, from very hot, dry areas to cooler, high altitude areas. There are more than 150,000 acres of vineyards in South Australia, with more being planted each month. Shiraz is king, though the region also produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Mourvedre, Chardonnay and Semillon.

2002 Penfolds Bin 138

Light label condition issue

2010 Penfolds Bin 138 (Screwcap)

1998 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz

Lightly elevated cork; light label condition issue

1998 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

1998 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz

Base neck fill

2001 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet-Shiraz

Lightly depressed cork

1996 Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon

1998 Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

1998 Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

2004 Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

VN  90   

1986 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

WS  90   

1987 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork; base neck fill

1992 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; base neck fill; heavy label condition issue

JH  94   
WS  92   

1992 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill; label condition issue

JH  94   
WS  92   

1992 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill or better; light label condition issue

JH  94   
WS  92   

1993 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  92   

1997 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

JH  92   
WS  91   
ST  91   

1997 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

JH  92   
WS  91   
ST  91   

1997 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Light label condition issue

JH  92   
WS  91   
ST  91   

1997 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

JH  92   
WS  91   
ST  91   

1998 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

CT  93.2   
WS  92   
ST  92   
RP  90   

1998 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

CT  93.2   
WS  92   
ST  92   
RP  90   

1999 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  91   
VN  91   

2002 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

VN  92   
RP  91   
WS  91   

2005 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon

Lightly depressed cork

WA  94   
VN  93   
WS  90   
JR  17.5