The Little Penguin, Shiraz, South Eastern Australia
The Little Penguin · South Eastern Australia › Australia
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
82
/100
Reviews
5
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
77
Reviews
82.2
Avg Score
87
Highest
Taster #3503
· Sep 10, 2011
84/100
Approachable everyday drinker. Solid for the extremely entry level price.
2009 vintage
Taster #5780
· May 7, 2011
Fair/Good. Nice purple color. Nose of vanilla and flowers, lavender perhaps, and a touch of alcohol. Tastes of dark cherries, blackberries, smoke and leather but, surprisingly given the nose, no alcohol heat. It is better than you'd think for a $5-6 bottle of wine. <Wow/Very Good/Good/Fair/Plonk>
2009 vintage
Taster #2499
· Apr 29, 2011
87/100
Smooth start; sharp tangy/fruity finish
2009 vintage
Taster #9725
· Apr 22, 2011
Simple, a little monolithic, yet easy to like all the same. Slightly too sweet. Good.
2009 vintage
Taster #9234
· Apr 3, 2011
78/100
Very average. Nothing exciting about this at all. No body in taste.
2009 vintage
Taster #8853
· Mar 30, 2011
82/100
Good everyday wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #2731
· Feb 23, 2011
80/100
This works at the price; achieves exactly what it sets our for - a macro-scale wine that retains some quality and offers a bit of bang for the buck. Restrained nose emitting hints of burnt sugar and toffee (for me, reminiscent of cheap Jumilla), but the mouth is ripe and sweet w/ raspberry jam and hints of smoke and vanilla. Finishes hastey and tastey. Not much to offer, but hard to find any major faults considering its objective. The same …
2009 vintage