2022 Penley Estate Phoenix Cabernet Sauvignon

A smart, polished Coonawarra Cab that overdelivers on every front.

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Penley Estate sits in the heart of Coonawarra, run by sisters Ang and Bec Tolley, who’ve turned one of the region’s old names into one of its most forward-thinking. The Phoenix range is their pitch for value and approachability — wines that still speak clearly of Coonawarra without the formality.

The 2022 Phoenix Cabernet shows why this label has such a strong following. It’s pure Coonawarra fruit, picked for brightness and shape rather than bulk or oak weight. Blackcurrant and mulberry meet a hint of graphite and bay leaf. The palate has that fine, even tannin line the region does so well, wrapped in just enough dark fruit to keep it supple.

It’s clean, modern Cabernet — all balance, no excess. Great mid-week drinking or the kind of bottle that disappears fast at a barbecue.

Shanteh Wale

Shanteh Wale

Halliday Wine Companion 91 Points

An intertwined red- and black-fruited wine. With blood plums, figs and blackberries. Bay leaf and picked thyme leaf. Some carob and black-peppercorn spice, cinnamon dust and sandy tannins. A good through line of acidity makes this sessionable. Stellar value.

Nose: A complex bouquet full of black fruits and varietal herbs. Blood plum, blackcurrant, anise and fresh thyme with a glimpse of purple flowers
Palate: Medium-bodied in structure with a juicy core of ripe fruit flavours. Integrated French oak notes complement the seamless powdery tannins giving rise to a long satisfying palate.

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country Australia
Region Coonawarra
Australian State SA
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 91
Alcohol 14.5%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2022
Closure Screw Cap

Penley

Penley is one of the most progressive producers in the Coonawarra region. Born of a historic meeting of Reginald Lester Tolley & Judith Anne Penfold Hyland in 1945, two iconic Australian wine houses were melded under the Penley banner (Pen-folds & Tol-ley).

Today the estate is owned by sisters Ang and Bec Tolley, with the wines made by the gifted Kate Goodman. The sisters' mandate to Kate when she took the top job was simply to make the best wines she possibly could. Kate believes that, "Experimentation is the key to making great wine..." which has produced a fresh modern style of Coonawarra which both honours tradition and promotes innovation.

These wines have lovely balance and poise, they have a brightness and vivaciousness that is outside the norm for the region. Kate is rightly receiving high accolades for her work at Penley, bringing a fresh take to a historic region and reimagining Coonawarra for a new generation of wine lovers.

Winemaker Kate Goodman with owners Ang and Bec Tolley Discover Penley

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