PENFOLDS 2017 - Grange Bin 95 - Shiraz - South Australia
PENFOLDS - Grange Bin 95 - Shiraz - South Australia
The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
AUSTRALIA
Product Description
Description
The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Accolades
Awards
Wine Spectator 98 Points
American wine lifestyle magazine and one of the top 3 in the USA, it offers wine ratings, interviews and wine news articles. Past wine critics include James Suckling.
Vinous 97 Points
Former wine journalist for The Wine Advocate and Barolo & Champagne expert, Antonio Galloni founded his own website that offers wine reviews, industry and lifestyle articles
Critique Review
“Memorable, complex, aromatic and explosively deep, with a mix of palo santo, dark chocolate, black olive, espresso and hazelnut butter. The pure fruit at the core is a mix of ripe huckleberry, boysenberry and wild blackberry, with dense but polished tannins. Savoury notes of dried rosemary and sage, cigar box, dried apricot and sandalwood linger on the epic finish. Drink now through 2045”
98 pts, Mary Ann Worobiec, Wine Spectator“70th anniversary year. Delivers absolutely everything you want from Grange: the fruit is knee-weakeningly gorgeous, the oak fits in beautifully, and there's endless length that gives a thoughtful, engaging aftertaste.”
20/20 pts, Richard Hemming MW, Jancis Robinson
“Strongly marked - as always - by it's 100% American oak elevage, the 2017 Grange backs up the cedar and vanilla notes with ample blackberry and cassis fruit. Full-bodied, ripe and almost decadently creamy in the mouth, it's loaded with substance, concentrated and rich, yet - in the context of Grange - relatively light and elegant-seeming on the finish. Only the seventh-ever Grange to be exclusively Shiraz, it originates from Barossa Valley (86%) and McLaren Vale (14%); Shiraz from other growing regions in South Australia failed to make the grade this year.”
96 pts, Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateWine Facts
| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Volume(ml) | 750 |
| Aging | 19 months in American oak hogsheads (100% new) |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
| SKU | AU188-17 |
Reviews & Ratings
Description
The most powerful expression of Penfolds multi-vineyard, multi-district blending philosophy, Grange is arguably Australia’s most celebrated wine and is officially listed as a Heritage Icon of South Australia. Crafted utilising fully ripe, intensely flavoured and structured shiraz grapes, the result is a unique Australian style that is now recognised as one of the most consistent of the world’s great wines. With an unbroken line of vintages from the experimental 1951, Grange clearly demonstrates the synergy between shiraz and the soils and climates of South Australia.
Awards
Wine Spectator 98 Points
American wine lifestyle magazine and one of the top 3 in the USA, it offers wine ratings, interviews and wine news articles. Past wine critics include James Suckling.
Vinous 97 Points
Former wine journalist for The Wine Advocate and Barolo & Champagne expert, Antonio Galloni founded his own website that offers wine reviews, industry and lifestyle articles
Critique Review
“Memorable, complex, aromatic and explosively deep, with a mix of palo santo, dark chocolate, black olive, espresso and hazelnut butter. The pure fruit at the core is a mix of ripe huckleberry, boysenberry and wild blackberry, with dense but polished tannins. Savoury notes of dried rosemary and sage, cigar box, dried apricot and sandalwood linger on the epic finish. Drink now through 2045”
98 pts, Mary Ann Worobiec, Wine Spectator“70th anniversary year. Delivers absolutely everything you want from Grange: the fruit is knee-weakeningly gorgeous, the oak fits in beautifully, and there's endless length that gives a thoughtful, engaging aftertaste.”
20/20 pts, Richard Hemming MW, Jancis Robinson“Strongly marked - as always - by it's 100% American oak elevage, the 2017 Grange backs up the cedar and vanilla notes with ample blackberry and cassis fruit. Full-bodied, ripe and almost decadently creamy in the mouth, it's loaded with substance, concentrated and rich, yet - in the context of Grange - relatively light and elegant-seeming on the finish. Only the seventh-ever Grange to be exclusively Shiraz, it originates from Barossa Valley (86%) and McLaren Vale (14%); Shiraz from other growing regions in South Australia failed to make the grade this year.”
96 pts, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Volume(ml) | 750 |
| Aging | 19 months in American oak hogsheads (100% new) |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
| SKU | AU188-17 |
