2008 Tasting Notes

The Penfolds Thomas Hyland range honours the pioneering spirit of Thomas Hyland, son-in-law of Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold. Hyland's stewardship of the company from the late 1800s until 1914 saw the development of what, in his lifetime, became Australia's most famous name in wine.

The Thomas Hyland range offers a contemporary expression of varietal flavour and structure.


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The Penfolds Thomas Hyland red wines, comprising a shiraz and a cabernet sauvignon, are a prelude to the Bin range wines, offering plenty of style and classic Penfolds fruit sweetness.

The Thomas Hyland Shiraz, a buoyant, fresh style contains plenty of juicy blackberry fruit aromas and flavours, chocolaty, ripe tannins and some savoury oak nuances. 

Sourced predominantly from the Barossa, McLaren Vale and Upper Adelaide regions, the wine shows distinctive spice notes and typically rich and well-defined fruit characters. There is no doubt this is a contemporary wine of which Thomas Hyland would be immensely proud. 

Huon Hooke has said, “The Thomas Hyland Shirazes are beautifully bright, fruit-driven wines; they are well-made, generous wines but overall lighter in weight than the Penfolds Bin range.” (Rewards of Patience VI, 2008). 

It is the consistency of this style and the stamp of individuality that makes the easy-drinking Thomas Hyland Shiraz a favourite among wine experts, collectors and sommeliers.

  • Bucatini amatriciana with freshy grated parmesan
  • Rare eye fillet of beef
  • Pork & lamb
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  • Award & Class
  • Penfolds Thomas Hyland Adelaide Shiraz 2007
    Decanter World Wine Awards 2010
    COMMENDED
  • Penfolds Thomas Hyland Adelaide Shiraz 2005
    International Wine Challenge 2008
    COMMENDED
  • Penfolds Thomas Hyland Adelaide Shiraz 2005
    Decanter World Wine Awards 2007
    COMMENDED
  • Penfolds Thomas Hyland Adelaide Shiraz 2005
    Decanter World Wine Awards 2008
    COMMENDED