1996 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon Italian New air and time are needed

air and time are needed here before this is fun to taste

doling out dried Marasca cherry

This very subtle

blending tannin

Firm and seamless

1996 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet Sauvignon Italian New air and time are needed"I tried it twice within the last year and both times it was clear the wine is still youthful and has more to give, though this bottle was faring slightly better. Very deep garnet black colored, it offers pronounced menthol and eucalypt notes over warm blackcurrant and spices, with hints of dried roses, lavender and Provence herbs. Solidly structured in the mouth, it has a firm level of chewy tannins and crisp acid with plenty of mid palate flesh and