We had a Penfolds Robert Hyland CavSav last weekend. At $19 a bottle it was one of the least enjoyable expenditures i've ever had.
The wine itself showed promising character, but it was so harsh on the palate, it was hard to drink, even with food. A look at the tasting notes and spec sheet shows why. At 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.55...

Maybe if this wine could mellow with some cellaring, but still, that is a pretty high alcohol content which really takes away alot of smoothness. A single glass gave my wife a headache. Usually she is good for the first two or three.

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