Penfold’s Max’s Cabernet Sauvignon / 750 ml

This is a broody, densely packed bottling of Max’s Cab, with a good lick of cedar and a toasted coconut oak notes alongside the blackberry, blood plum and dried mint ones. Concentrated, with luscious dark fruit on the palate, there’s a powerful line of raspy tannins which veer towards astringency on the finish 88 Points Wine Enthusiast